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Reddit mentions of The Music of the Primes : Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters
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Well. there is a distribution pattern, actually.
There even is a formula for it (despite being inaccurate most of the time).
Edit: you may also enjoy this book if you're interested.
A great book on this subject is Marcus du Sautoy's Music of the Primes. I read this is the last year of sixth form (senior year of high school in the US?) and found it very understandable.
Since you've got a math flair, I'd recommend Things to make and do in the fourth dimension by Matt Parker. I thought it was very funny and it it's great at explaining maths concepts I didn't even knew existed.
I also enjoyed Marcus Du Sautoy's Music of the Primes. I've got exponentially more excited about prime numbers since reading this! He's also done a BBC documentary on prime numbers (I think by the same title) if you really want to nerd out.
Simon Singh's books (already mentioned) are great as well. He made made a 50 minute documentary on Fermat's last theorem (non-UK link) for the BBC in '96 when Andrew Wiles finally proved it. As he writes on his website, this documentary led him to write the book. I'd definitely recommend watching it together if you're going to give this book!