OFFSET
3,1
COMMENTS
The smallest distance between 14-twins [A052380(7)] is 18 and its minimal increment is 6.
a(n) = p is the first prime initiating [p, p+14, p+6n, p+6n+14] quadruple and prime difference pattern of [14, 6n-14, 14].
LINKS
Amiram Eldar, Table of n, a(n) for n = 3..1002
EXAMPLE
n = 4 results in [293,307,317,331] primes pattern and [14,24,14] difference pattern with 2 further primes (311 and 313) in the central gap.
MATHEMATICA
seq[m_] := Module[{p = Prime[Range[m]], d, i, pp, dd, j}, d = Differences[p]; i = Position[d, 14] // Flatten; pp = p[[i]]; dd = Differences[pp]/6 - 2; j = TakeWhile[FirstPosition[dd, #] & /@ Range[Max[dd]] // Flatten, ! MissingQ[#] &]; pp[[j]]]; seq[10000] (* Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) list(len) = {my(s = vector(len), c = 0, p1 = 2, q1 = 0, q2, d); forprime(p2 = 3, , if(p2 == p1 + 14, q2 = p1; if(q1 > 0, d = (q2 - q1)/6 - 2; if(d <= len && s[d] == 0, c++; s[d] = q1; if(c == len, return(s)))); q1 = q2); p1 = p2); } \\ Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Mar 07 2000
EXTENSIONS
Name and offset corrected by Amiram Eldar, Mar 05 2025
STATUS
approved
