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A117225 Primes of the form 9n^4-444n^3+8059n^2-63714n+185371. 0
185371, 129281, 86771, 55501, 33347, 18401, 8971, 3581, 971, 97, 131, 461, 691, 641, 347, 61, 251, 1601, 5011, 11597, 22691, 39841, 64811, 99581, 146347, 207521, 285731, 383821, 504851 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

This polynomial generates 29 prime numbers consecutively (for n=0 to n=28). In n^2+n+41, substitute n -> 3n^2-74n+430.

REFERENCES

P. Ribenboim, The Book of Prime Number Records. Springer-Verlag, NY, 2nd ed., 1989, p. 137.

LINKS

Carlos Rivera, puzzle 232.

Eric Weisstein Prime-generating polynomial.

EXAMPLE

a(1)=9(1)^4-444(1)^3+8059(1)^2-63714(1)+185371=129281, a prime number

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005846, A117624, A117090, A117091.

Sequence in context: A024762 A140933 A131908 * A032748 A180099 A092013

Adjacent sequences:  A117222 A117223 A117224 * A117226 A117227 A117228

KEYWORD

easy,nonn

AUTHOR

Roger Bagula and Parviz Afereidoon (afereidoon(AT)gmail.com), Apr 21 2006

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