Toda primes

Abstract

A Toda prime of an integer $n$ is an odd prime $p$ such that $4n=(p-1)k$ with $k$ coprime to $p$. We conjecture that every positive integer admits at least two Toda primes. We give a partial proof that every positive integer admits at least one Toda prime. We conclude by discussing connections to denominators of Bernoulli numbers and a generalization of Sophie Germain primes.

15 pages, 3 figures. Comments welcome!