ABSTRACT. In this article we present a procedure for the determination of the upper bounds for prime gaps different from the most famous and known approaches. The proposed method analyzes the distribution of prime numbers using the set of relative integers ℤ. Using negative numbers too, it becomes intuitive to understand that that the arrangement of 2P+1 consecutive numbers that goes -P to P, is the only arrangement that minimizes the distance between two powers having the same absolute value of the base D, with |��|≤��. This arrangement is considered important because by increasing the number of powers of the prime numbers within a range of consecutive numbers, it is presumed to decrease the overlap between the prime numbers considered. Therefore, by reducing these overlaps, we suppose to obtain an arrangement, in which the prime numbers less than and equal to P and their multiples occupy the greatest possible number of positions within a range of 2P+1 consecutive numbers. Consequently, the maximum gap between two consecutive prime numbers ����+1−���� can never be greater than 2����. If this result could be demonstrated, would imply the resolution of the Legendre’s conjecture.