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A231577
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Number of ways to write n = x + y (x, y > 0) with 2^x + y*(y+1)/2 prime.
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3
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0, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 6, 3, 3, 7, 4, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 3, 7, 3, 4, 6, 6, 3, 4, 7, 4, 8, 6, 5, 11, 5, 5, 9, 7, 4, 7, 8, 5, 3, 1, 6, 5, 8, 4, 7, 5, 2, 8, 8, 7, 4, 3, 8, 7, 3, 3, 8, 8, 4, 8, 8, 5, 5, 7, 8, 6, 7, 8, 11, 6, 7, 9, 7, 6, 2, 3
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OFFSET
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1,3
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COMMENTS
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Conjecture: a(n) > 0 for all n > 1.
This implies that there are infinitely many primes each of which is a sum of a power of 2 and a triangular number.
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LINKS
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EXAMPLE
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a(23) = 1 since 23 = 9 + 14 with 2^9 + 14*15/2 = 617 prime.
a(64) = 1 since 64 = 14 + 50 with 2^{14} + 50*51/2 = 17659 prime.
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MATHEMATICA
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a[n_]:=Sum[If[PrimeQ[2^x+(n-x)(n-x+1)/2], 1, 0], {x, 1, n-1}]
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 100}]
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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