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A237706
Number of primes p < n with pi(n-p) a square, where pi(.) is given by A000720.
11
0, 0, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 7, 5
OFFSET
1,4
COMMENTS
Conjecture: (i) a(n) > 0 for all n > 2, and a(n) = 1 only for n = 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 22, 23, 148, 149.
(ii) For any integer n > 2, there is a prime p < n with pi(n-p) a triangular number.
We have verified that a(n) > 0 for every n = 3, ..., 1.5*10^7. See A237710 for the least prime p < n with pi(n-p) a square.
See also A237705, A237720 and A237721 for similar conjectures.
LINKS
EXAMPLE
a(8) = 1 since 7 is prime with pi(8-7) = 0^2.
a(16) = 1 since 7 is prime with pi(16-7) = 2^2.
a(149) = 1 since 139 is prime with pi(149-139) = pi(10) = 2^2.
a(637) = 2 since 409 is prime with pi(637-409) = pi(228) = 7^2, and 613 is prime with pi(637-613) = pi(24) = 3^2.
MATHEMATICA
SQ[n_]:=IntegerQ[Sqrt[n]]
q[n_]:=SQ[PrimePi[n]]
a[n_]:=Sum[If[q[n-Prime[k]], 1, 0], {k, 1, PrimePi[n-1]}]
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 70}]
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Zhi-Wei Sun, Feb 11 2014
STATUS
approved