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A056956
Numbers n such that 6n+1 and 6n+5 are both primes.
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1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 27, 32, 37, 38, 46, 51, 52, 58, 63, 66, 73, 76, 77, 81, 83, 102, 107, 112, 123, 126, 128, 137, 142, 143, 146, 147, 151, 156, 161, 168, 181, 182, 202, 213, 216, 217, 237, 238, 241, 247, 248, 258, 261, 263, 266, 268, 277, 282
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Note that if prime p>3 then p mod 6 = 1 or 5.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = (A023200(n+1)-1)/6 = (A046132(n+1)-5)/6 = A047847(n+1)/3
a(n) = floor(A087679(n+1)/6). - M. F. Hasler, Apr 05 2017
EXAMPLE
a(2)=2 since 6*2+1=13 and 6*2+5=17 are both prime.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[300], And @@ PrimeQ /@ ({1, 5} + 6#) &] (* Ray Chandler, Jun 29 2008 *)
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=isprime(n*6+1)&&isprime(n*6+5) \\ M. F. Hasler, Apr 05 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Henry Bottomley, Jul 18 2000
EXTENSIONS
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 07 2006
STATUS
approved