About gaps between prime numbers

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Consider some even integer number $n$.

Let: $$C = \{c_i|i - n \mod i\}_{i=2..n}$$

For example for $n = 50$:

$c_2 = 2 - 50 \mod 2 = 2$

$c_3 = 3 - 50 \mod 3 = 1$

$c_4 = 4 - 50 \mod 4 = 2$

$c_5 = 5 - 50 \mod 5 = 5$

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Let $C_{\text{odd}} = \{c \mid c \in C,\text{c is odd}\}$ and $C_{\text{even}} = \{c\mid c \in C,\text{c is even}\}$

Question: Is it true that number $p = n + x$ where:

  • $x$ - minimal odd integer number that is not contained in the set $C_{odd}$
  • $n+x < n^2$

is minimum prime number greater than $n$?

Numerical results shows that it is true up to $10^6$.