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A231119
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Least positive k such that n * k^k + 1 is a prime, or 0 if no such k exists.
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4
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1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 17, 2, 1, 36, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 210, 1, 20, 3, 990, 1, 6, 2, 2, 6, 2, 1
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OFFSET
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1,3
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COMMENTS
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The number a(5) is conjectured to be zero. Four days of computation have shown that all numbers 5*k^k+1 are composite for k = 1..22733. - T. D. Noe, Nov 11 2013
The sum of 1/log(n*k^k) diverges slowly for every n so normal heuristics predict infinitely many primes in each case, including n=5. - Jens Kruse Andersen, Jun 16 2014
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PROG
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(Java)
import java.math.BigInteger; public class A231119 { public static void main (String[] args) { for (int n = 1; n < 3333; n++) { BigInteger nn = BigInteger.valueOf(n); for (int k=1; k<10000; k++) { BigInteger p = nn.multiply(BigInteger.valueOf(k).pow(k)).add(BigInteger.ONE); if (p.isProbablePrime(80)) { System.out.printf("%d, ", k); break; } else System.out.printf("."); } } } }
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,hard,more
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STATUS
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approved
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