OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
J. K. Andersen, Consecutive Congruent Primes.
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 5483 because this number is the first in a sequence of 2 consecutive primes all of the form 9n + 2.
MATHEMATICA
NextPrime[ n_Integer ] := Module[ {k = n + 1}, While[ ! PrimeQ[ k ], k++ ]; Return[ k ] ]; PrevPrime[ n_Integer ] := Module[ {k = n - 1}, While[ ! PrimeQ[ k ], k-- ]; Return[ k ] ]; p = 0; Do[ a = Table[ -1, {n} ]; k = Max[ 1, p ]; While[ Union[ a ] != {2}, k = NextPrime[ k ]; a = Take[ AppendTo[ a, Mod[ k, 9 ] ], -n ] ]; p = NestList[ PrevPrime, k, n ]; Print[ p[ [ -2 ] ] ]; p = p[ [ -1 ] ], {n, 1, 6} ] a(7) > 331804250.
Prime[#]&/@Table[SequencePosition[Table[If[Mod[p, 9]==2, 1, 0], {p, Prime[Range[400000]]}], PadRight[{}, n, 1, 1], 1], {n, 6}][[;; , 1, 1]] (* The program generates the first 6 terms of the sequence. *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 04 2025 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Oct 11 2000
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Jens Kruse Andersen, May 31 2006
STATUS
approved