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A122528 Minimal number k such that (2k)^(2^n) + 1 is prime, but (2k)^(2^m) + 1 is composite for m<n. 1
1, 7, 17, 76, 22, 57, 137, 117, 307, 671, 412, 1279, 767, 35926, 50915, 35453, 24297 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

A079706[a(n)] = 2^n which is the first occurrence of 2^n in A079706. Corresponding primes A084712[a(n)] = {3,197,1336337,284936905588473857,197352587024076973231046657,...} belong to A084712[n] Smallest prime of the form (2n)^k + 1.

LINKS

Yves Gallot et al., Generalized Fermat Prime Search

EXAMPLE

a(0) = 1 because (2*1)^(2^0) + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3 is prime.

a(1) = 7 because (2*7)^(2^1) + 1 = 14^2 + 1 = 197 is prime but 14 + 1 = 15 is composite.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A079706, A084712.

Cf. A056993.

Sequence in context: A120876 A086870 A107693 * A123206 A035078 A177123

Adjacent sequences:  A122525 A122526 A122527 * A122529 A122530 A122531

KEYWORD

hard,more,nonn

AUTHOR

Alexander Adamchuk (alex(AT)kolmogorov.com), Sep 17 2006

EXTENSIONS

Definition corrected by T. D. Noe (noe(AT)sspectra.com), May 14 2008

a(9) through a(16) from the extensive tables of generalized Fermat primes compiled by Yves Gallot and others. - T. D. Noe (noe(AT)sspectra.com), May 14 2008

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