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A212887
a(n) is the prime p corresponding to the smallest integer k such that k^2 == p (mod prime(n)).
1
2, 5, 3, 2, 17, 2, 7, 5, 7, 23, 41, 2, 11, 5, 3, 59, 29, 71, 2, 17, 11, 3, 43, 41, 37, 7, 31, 17, 13, 7, 5, 47, 59, 47, 151, 2, 23, 17, 79, 5, 3, 59, 2, 113, 2, 29, 71, 23, 17, 83, 5, 67, 61, 131, 53, 47, 43, 41, 31, 17, 13, 11, 7, 67, 239, 53, 227, 47, 2, 107
OFFSET
4,1
COMMENTS
The corresponding values of k are {3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 9, 8, 16, 7, 8, 8, 8, 27, …}
LINKS
EXAMPLE
a(8) = 17 because 17 == 6^2 mod 19 where 19 = prime(8) and 6 is the smallest k.
Remark : 11 == 7^2 mod 19, but 7 > 6.
MAPLE
for n from 2 to 100 do:p:=ithprime(n):i:=0:for k from 0 to p-1 while(i=0) do: q:=irem(k^2, p):if type(q, prime)=true then i:=1:printf(`%d, `, q):else fi:od:od:
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A195784 A279623 A287040 * A163766 A004200 A069998
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Michel Lagneau, May 29 2012
STATUS
approved