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A007644
Primes not of form | 3^a +- 2^b | where a, b are nonnegative integers.
(Formerly M5307)
3
53, 71, 103, 107, 109, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 223, 233, 263, 271, 277, 281, 293, 311, 313, 317, 331, 347, 349, 353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409, 419, 421, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463, 467, 479, 487, 491
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Contains all primes congruent to 53, 77 or 103 modulo 120. - Jianing Song, Feb 15 2020
REFERENCES
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
LINKS
H. Gauchman and I. Rosenholtz (Proposers), R. Martin (Solver), Difference of prime powers, Problem 1404, Math. Mag., 65 (No. 4, 1992), 265; Solution, Math. Mag., 66 (No. 4, 1993), 269.
EXAMPLE
127 = 2^7 - 3^0, so 127 is not a member.
257 = 3^0 + 2^8, so 257 is not a member.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
EXTENSIONS
Minor edits by N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 27 2010
More terms from Jon E. Schoenfield, Jun 30 2010
STATUS
approved