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A235390
Numbers k such that k^(2^i)+1 are primes for i=0...5.
5
1, 7072833120, 9736020616, 12852419340, 36632235070, 41452651506, 44619665520, 53569833730, 54673378956, 66032908020, 69449109580, 69936419290, 82549220670, 99574135650, 106362659256, 108208833756, 113366066976, 136032409906, 167385272500, 174963279540, 195763339776
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
A subsequence of A070694.
Conjecture: the sequence is infinite.
For n=4 and n=9, a(n)*2+1 is also a prime.
The first term greater than 1 such that k^(2^6) + 1 is also prime, is a(148) = 2072005925466, see A335805. - Jeppe Stig Nielsen, Aug 18 2020
LINKS
Jeppe Stig Nielsen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..101 (calculated by Yves Gallot (pers. communication), terms n = 2..94 from Martin Raab)
Yves Gallot, GFP (Generalized Fermat Progressions) / gfp6, software for calculating this sequence.
EXAMPLE
k=7072833120 is in the sequence because the following are six primes: 7072833121, 7072833120^2+1, k^4+1, k^8+1, k^16+1, k^32+1.
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Alex Ratushnyak, Jan 09 2014
EXTENSIONS
a(1)=1 inserted by Jeppe Stig Nielsen, Aug 11 2020
STATUS
approved