An alternative geometric and structural classification of classical prime families. This paper unifies classical prime number families along a single structural axis based on how they correlate with each other, rather than how they are arithmetically calculated. By shifting the focus from how many primes satisfy a specific calculation to what set of stable geometric positions that calculation produces, the framework reveals underlying algebraic structures and constraints that traditional methods overlook. Key Scientific Contributions Geometric Address System: Assigns a unique, permanent coordinate based on primorial wheels to every prime number greater than five. Three-Class Taxonomy: Categorizes classical families into distinct growth regimes based on whether they form pairs, link to a single higher-order variant of themselves, or depend on an underlying arithmetic progression. Fractal Classification: Employs finite-scale box-counting dimension to map prime families onto distinct geometric plateaus. Geometric Finiteness Diagnostic: Introduces a new indicator that combines fractal dimension with a generator scale test to predict whether a family contains a finite or infinite number of primes. The Dirichlet-Sierpiński Duality: Outlines the exact mechanics of structures that yield infinitely many primes versus those caught in a mathematical trap that produces zero primes. Empirical Verification: Computes axis histograms for ten rare prime families and provides a comprehensive coordinate index for the first hundred and fifty primes. Epistemological Focus: Beyond Arithmetic Reductionism Rather than merely offering a new classification schema, this paper addresses a deeper foundational question: Why do classical arithmetic approaches to prime families inherently stall? The core thesis posits that our traditional separation of prime families based on their defining operations (such as simple addition versus exponential growth) is an illusion of notation. Because multiplication and exponentiation reduce to repeated addition, evaluating families through their mathematical operations leads to structural blind spots. By shifting the paradigm from arithmetic calculations to the geometry of the primorial machine, this work demonstrates that: The Address Comes First: Primes are not merely isolated values on a linear number line; they are points of condensation dictated by an underlying, deterministic geometric grid of scales, axes, and slots. Exponential Illusions Unmasked: Seemingly wild, exponential growth regimes—such as that of Mersenne primes—are unmasked as pure, repeated geometric sieving phenomena in disguise. Deterministic Fractal Landscapes: The distribution of prime groups is proven to follow a strict, orderly fractal topology rather than pseudo-random statistical distributions. Ultimately, this paper reframes prime numbers as fundamentally geometric entities, offering a rigorous structural framework that explains where arithmetic logic fails and why a geometric lens is required to read the reality of prime families. Mathematical Significance The primorial address system transforms empirical statistical observations into strict logical theorems. It provides a uniform geometric explanation for why certain growth rates occur, proving that the deepest secrets of prime numbers lie not in the operations we use to find them, but in the inherent geometric structure of the space they inhabit.
Thomas Krause (2026) studied this question.