OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
Conjecture: (i) a(n) > 0 for all n > 1. Also, for any n > 5 there is a positive integer k < n with (k+1)^{phi(n-k)/2} - k prime.
(ii) If n > 1, then k*(k+1)^{phi(n-k)} + 1 is prime for some 0 < k < n. If n > 3, then k*(k+1)^{phi(n-k)/2} - 1 is prime for some 0 < k < n.
LINKS
Zhi-Wei Sun, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2500
EXAMPLE
a(74) = 2 since (2+1)^{phi(72)} + 2 = 3^{24} + 2 =
282429536483 and (14+1)^{phi(60)} + 14 = 15^{16} + 14 = 6568408355712890639 are both prime.
MATHEMATICA
f[n_, k_]:=f[n, k]=(k+1)^(EulerPhi[n-k])+k
a[n_]:=Sum[If[PrimeQ[f[n, k]], 1, 0], {k, 1, n-1}]
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 100}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Zhi-Wei Sun, Dec 24 2013
STATUS
approved