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A056637 a(n) is the least prime of class n-, according to the Erdős-Selfridge classification of primes. 26
2, 11, 23, 47, 283, 719, 1439, 2879, 34549, 138197, 1266767, 14920303, 36449279, 377982107, 1432349099, 22111003847, 110874748763 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
A prime p is in class 1- if p-1 has no prime factor larger than 3. If p-1 has other prime factors, p is in class (c+1)-, where c- is the largest class of its prime factors. See also A005109.
1432349099 < a(16) <= 25782283783.
a(18) <= 619108107719, a(19) <= 19811459447009, a(20) <= 152772264735359. These upper limits can be found by generating class (n+1)- primes from a list of n- class primes; if the latter is sufficiently complete, one can deduce that there is no smaller (n+1)- prime. - M. F. Hasler, Apr 05 2007
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FORMULA
a(n+1) >= 2*a(n)+1, since a(n+1)-1 is even and must have a factor of class n- which is odd (n>1) and >= a(n). a(n+1) <= min { p = 2*k*a(n)+1 | k=1,2,3... such that p is prime }, since a(n) is a prime of class n-. - M. F. Hasler, Apr 05 2007
MATHEMATICA
PrimeFactors[n_Integer] := Flatten[ Table[ #[[1]], {1}] & /@ FactorInteger[n]]; NextPrime[n_] := Block[{k = n + 1}, While[ !PrimeQ[k], k++ ]; k]; f[n_Integer] := Block[{m = n}, If[m == 0, m = 1, While[ IntegerQ[m/2], m /= 2]; While[ IntegerQ[m/3], m /= 3]]; Apply[Times, PrimeFactors[m] - 1]]; ClassMinusNbr[n_] := Length[NestWhileList[f, n, UnsameQ, All]] - 3; a = Table[0, {15}]; a[[1]] = 2; k = 5; Do[c = ClassMinusNbr[ k]; If[ a[[c]] == 0, a[[c]] = k]; k = NextPrime[k], {n, 3, 7223000}]; a
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A179878 A126916 A090424 * A141423 A344032 A338225
KEYWORD
more,nonn
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 31 2001
EXTENSIONS
Extended by Robert G. Wilson v, Mar 20 2003
More terms from Don Reble, Apr 11 2003
a(16) and a(17) from M. F. Hasler, Apr 21 2007
STATUS
approved

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