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A135434
a(n) is the smallest odd number that makes a(n)*2^N(n)-1 prime, where N(n) is the n-th Mersenne number that makes 2^N(n)-1 prime.
2
3, 3, 7, 3, 9, 7, 51, 15, 69, 19, 25, 103, 1905, 273, 139, 13, 4027, 3619, 2187, 3211, 6621, 1897, 17461, 2511, 90579, 30189, 805, 86539, 30091, 317917, 198681, 755061, 1283911, 26869, 1564347, 4348099, 383731, 6020095
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
First 22 terms are obtained by Mathematica. Terms from 23 to 38 are obtained by Jean Penna's LLR program.
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EXAMPLE
First Mersenne number N(1)=2, 2^2-1=3 is the first Mersenne prime. 3*2^2-1=11 is prime;
Fifth Mersenne number N(5)=13, 2^13-1=8191 is the fifth Mersenne prime. 9*2^13-1=73727 is prime.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000043.
Sequence in context: A182139 A092693 A134661 * A204204 A164928 A253249
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Lei Zhou, Dec 13 2007
EXTENSIONS
a(35)-a(37) from Pierre CAMI, Apr 06 2015
a(38) from Lei Zhou, Sep 04 2022
STATUS
approved