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Numbers k such that 3*13^k - 2 is prime.
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%I #29 Jul 28 2024 10:57:49

%S 1,5,11,16,59,239,299,2524,2695,7657,14028,24104,28068

%N Numbers k such that 3*13^k - 2 is prime.

%e 3(13^5) - 2 = 1113877, which is a prime number, hence 5 is in the sequence.

%e 3(13^7) - 2 = 188245549, but that is divisible by 211, hence 7 is NOT a term.

%t Do[ If[ PrimeQ[ 3*13^n - 2 ], Print[ n ] ], {n, 0, 1500} ] (* RGWv *)

%t Select[Range[0, 4000], PrimeQ[(3*13^# - 2)] &] (* _Vincenzo Librandi_, Sep 28 2012 *)

%o (PARI) is(n)=ispseudoprime(3*13^n-2) \\ _Charles R Greathouse IV_, Jun 13 2017

%Y Cf. A057871 (3*13^k + 2 is prime).

%K nonn,more

%O 1,2

%A _Robert G. Wilson v_, Nov 15 2000

%E a(8)-a(9) from _Vincenzo Librandi_, Sep 28 2012

%E a(10) from _Bruno Berselli_, Sep 28 2012

%E a(11) from _Jinyuan Wang_, Feb 02 2020

%E a(12) from _Michael S. Branicky_, Jun 29 2023

%E a(13) from _Michael S. Branicky_, Jul 28 2024