OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Numbers n such that n + (0, 3) is a prime power pair.
n + (0, 2m), m >= 1, being an admissible pattern for prime pairs, since (0, 2m) = (0, 0) (mod 2), has high density.
n + (0, 2m-1), m >= 1, being a non-admissible pattern for prime pairs, since (0, 2m-1) = (0, 1) (mod 2), has low density [the only possible pairs are (2^a - 2m-1, 2^a) or (2^a, 2^a + 2m-1), a >= 0.]
n + (0, 3) being a non-admissible pattern for prime pairs, has only prime power pairs (2^a - 3, 2^a) or (2^a, 2^a + 3), a >= 0.
Numbers n such that n and n+3 are primes would give only 2, for the prime pair (2, 5).
10^18 < a(28) <= 19807040628566084398385987581. - Donovan Johnson, Aug 17 2009
LINKS
Charles R Greathouse IV, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..50
PROG
(PARI) ispp(n) = (n==1) || isprime(n) || (ispower(n, , &p) && isprime(p));
isok(n) = ispp(n) && ispp(n+3); \\ Michel Marcus, Aug 31 2013
(PARI) v=List(); for(n=0, 1e3, if(isprimepower(2^n-3), listput(v, 2^n-3)); if(isprimepower(2^n+3), listput(v, 2^n))); Set(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 24 2015
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000961.
Cf. A006549 Numbers n such that n and n+1 are prime powers.
Cf. A120431 Numbers n such that n and n+2 are prime powers.
Cf. A164571 Numbers n such that n and n+3 are prime powers.
Cf. A164572 Numbers n such that n and n+4 are prime powers.
Cf. A164573 Numbers n such that n and n+5 are prime powers.
Cf. A164574 Numbers n such that n and n+6 are prime powers.
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Daniel Forgues, Aug 16 2009
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Daniel Forgues, Aug 17 2009
a(20)-a(27) from Donovan Johnson, Aug 17 2009
STATUS
approved