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A089793
a(n) = the first prime in the earliest chain of 2n+1 consecutive primes whose sum is prime.
5
2, 5, 5, 17, 3, 5, 29, 3, 3, 11, 7, 7, 5, 7, 13, 13, 7, 5, 5, 13, 7, 7, 7, 7, 11, 17, 3, 3, 97, 29, 3, 13, 3, 19, 19, 3, 5, 3, 23, 7, 11, 53, 31, 89, 53, 19, 11, 3, 17, 23, 83, 11, 5, 47, 37, 5, 17, 3, 3, 29, 23, 5, 5, 5, 59, 7, 7, 31, 3, 67, 3, 3, 89, 71, 31
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
In general (except possibly when it begins with 2), the sum of an even number of consecutive primes is even - hence the restriction to odd chain lengths.
EXAMPLE
17 is the first prime in the chain 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, which is the earliest chain of 2 * 3 + 1 = 7 consecutive primes whose sum, 197, is prime. Hence a(3) = 17.
MATHEMATICA
With[{prs=Prime[Range[1000]]}, First[#]&/@Flatten[Table[Select[ Partition[ prs, 2n+1, 1], PrimeQ[Total[#]]&, 1], {n, 0, 80}], 1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 21 2013 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Joseph L. Pe, Jan 09 2004
STATUS
approved