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A157833 Numbers n such that Sum[(-1)^k*(n-k)!,k = 0, n]+1 is prime. 0
2, 3, 5, 7, 15, 19, 41, 59, 61, 105, 661, 2653, 3069, 3943, 4053 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

Note that when n is even, 3 divides the summation.

The sums corresponding to terms >= 661 are only probable primes. [From Klaus Brockhaus (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Mar 13 2009]

EXAMPLE

a(2)=((-1)^0)(2-0)!+((-1)^1)(2-1)!+((-1)^2)(2-2)!+1=2!-1!+0!+1= 3 (prime).

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A097799 A005629 A028304 * A175758 A151531 A079987

Adjacent sequences:  A157830 A157831 A157832 * A157834 A157835 A157836

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Kyle D. Balliet (kdballie(AT)bloomu.edu), Mar 07 2009

EXTENSIONS

a(7) - a(15) from Klaus Brockhaus (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Mar 13 2009

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