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A072341 a(n) = the least natural number k such that k*sigma(n) + 1 is prime. 0
1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 10, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 10, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 6, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 6, 1, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 12, 1, 6, 1, 2, 3 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Conjecture: a(n) is less than or equal to n for all n.

EXAMPLE

sigma(4) = 7 and the least natural number k such that 7 k + 1 is prime is k = 4; so a(4) = 4.

MATHEMATICA

f[n_] := Module[{i}, i = 0; While[ ! PrimeQ[i*DivisorSigma[1, n] + 1], i++ ]; i]; Table[f[i], {i, 1, 150}]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A034694.

Sequence in context: A131642 A070674 A070668 * A011130 A072918 A162944

Adjacent sequences:  A072338 A072339 A072340 * A072342 A072343 A072344

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Joseph L. Pe (joseph_l_pe(AT)hotmail.com), Jul 16 2002

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