OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Consider all the lines L in the plane containing exactly n prime-points (k, prime(k)). A376187 minimizes the maximal prime on any such line L, while the present sequence then maximizes the minimal prime on the lines from A376187.
In other words, we first minimize (in A376187) the maximal prime over all lines with exactly n points, and then here we further maximize the minimal prime. The second step minimizes the spread of the points.
For most listed terms, there is only one line L with C(L) = n that contains prime A376187(n). - Max Alekseyev, Sep 28 2024
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EXAMPLE
The best line with 5 points contains the primes 19,23,31,43,47, so a(5) = 19 and A376187(5) = 47. See the Table for further examples.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 25 2024, following a suggestion from W. Edwin Clark.
EXTENSIONS
Better definition and a(28)-a(45) from Max Alekseyev, Sep 28 2024
STATUS
approved