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A155879 a(0) = 4; for n > 0, a(n) is the smallest composite number c > a(n-1) such that c - n is also composite. 1

%I #16 Apr 09 2021 14:43:20

%S 4,9,10,12,14,15,16,21,22,24,25,26,27,28,30,33,34,35,36,39,40,42,44,

%T 45,46,49,50,51,52,54,55,56,57,58,60,62,63,64,65,66,68,69,70,75,76,77,

%U 78,80,81,82,84,85,86,87,88,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,98,99,100,104,105,106,108

%N a(0) = 4; for n > 0, a(n) is the smallest composite number c > a(n-1) such that c - n is also composite.

%e a(0) = 4. Subtracting n = 0 from a(0) gives 4-0 = 4, which is a composite number; subtracting n = 1 from a(1) gives 9-1 = 8, which is a composite number; subtracting n = 2 from a(2) gives 12-2 = 10, which is a composite number; subtracting n = 3 from a(3) gives 15-3 = 12, which is a composite number; etc.

%p isA002808 := proc(n) option remember; RETURN(n>= 4 and not isprime(n)) ; end: A155879:= proc(n) option remember; local a; if n = 0 then 4; else for a from procname(n-1)+1 do if isA002808(a) and isA002808(a-n) then RETURN(a) ; fi; od: fi; end: seq(A155879(n),n=0..100) ; # _R. J. Mathar_, Jan 31 2009

%o (Python)

%o from sympy import isprime

%o def composite(n): return n >= 4 and not isprime(n)

%o def aupton(nn):

%o alst = [4]

%o for n in range(1, nn+1):

%o an = max(alst[-1] + 1, n + 4)

%o while not (composite(an) and composite(an-n)): an += 1

%o alst.append(an)

%o return alst

%o print(aupton(68)) # _Michael S. Branicky_, Apr 09 2021

%Y Cf. A155875.

%K base,easy,nonn

%O 0,1

%A _Eric Angelini_, Jan 29 2009

%E Corrected from a(2) on by _R. J. Mathar_, Jan 31 2009

%E Name edited by _Jon E. Schoenfield_, Jan 19 2019

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