A234514 Number of ways to write n = k + m with k > 0 and m > 0 such that p = k + phi(m)/2 and q(p) + 1 are both prime, where phi(.) is Euler's totient function, and q(.) is the strict partition function (A000009).

0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 6, 3, 5, 7, 10, 2, 4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 7, 4, 5, 3, 8, 7, 2, 5, 9, 3, 3, 2, 9, 9, 6, 6, 7, 6, 9, 4, 7, 4, 10, 8, 6, 11, 11, 4, 6, 4, 9, 7

Offset

1,5

Comments

Conjecture: (i) a(n) > 0 for all n > 12.

(ii) For any integer n > 4, there is a prime p < n - 2 such that q(p + phi(n-p)/2) + 1 is prime.

Clearly, part (i) of the conjecture implies that there are infinitely many primes p with q(p) + 1 prime (cf. A234530).

We have verified part (i) for n up to 10^5.

Links

Zhi-Wei Sun, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

Example

a(11) = 1 since 11 = 1 + 10 with 1 + phi(10)/2 = 3 and q(3) + 1 = 3 both prime.
a(27) = 1 since 27 = 7 + 20 with 7 + phi(20)/2 = 11 and q(11) + 1 = 13 both prime.
a(30) = 1 since 30 = 8 + 22 with 8 + phi(22)/2 = 13 and q(13) + 1 = 19 both prime.
a(38) = 1 since 38 = 21 + 17 with 21 + phi(17)/2 = 29 and q(29) + 1 = 257 both prime.
a(572) = 1 since 572 = 77 + 495 with 77 + phi(495)/2 = 197 and q(197) + 1 = 406072423 both prime.
a(860) = 1 since 860 = 523 + 337 with 523 + phi(337)/2 = 691 and q(691) + 1 = 712827068077888961 both prime.

Mathematica

f[n_, k_]:=k+EulerPhi[n-k]/2
q[n_, k_]:=PrimeQ[f[n, k]]&&PrimeQ[PartitionsQ[f[n, k]]+1]
a[n_]:=Sum[If[q[n, k], 1, 0], {k, 1, n-1}]
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 100}]

Crossrefs

Cf. A000009, A000010, A000040, A229835, A233307, A233390, A233417, A234451, A234470, A234475, A234503, A234504, A234530

Sequence in context: A004578 A319372 A319367 * A343453 A051031 A181059

Adjacent sequences: A234511 A234512 A234513 * A234515 A234516 A234517

Keyword

nonn

Author

Zhi-Wei Sun, Dec 27 2013

Status

approved