OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Generalized Fermat Number.
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 3 + 3 + 3 = 9.
a(2) = 3 + 3 + 5 = 11.
a(3) = 3 + 5 + 5 = 13.
a(4) = 5 + 5 + 5 = 15.
a(5) = 3 + 3 + 17 = 23.
a(6) = 3 + 5 + 17 = 25.
a(7) = 5 + 5 + 17 = 27.
a(8) = 3 + 17 + 17 = 37.
a(9) = 5 + 17 + 17 = 39.
a(10) = 17 + 17 + 17 = 51.
a(11) = 3 + 3 + 257 = 263.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Jonathan Vos Post, Jan 29 2009
EXTENSIONS
More terms from R. J. Mathar, Feb 06 2009
STATUS
approved