OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The length of a chain is measured by the total number of terms including the end points. a(n)=0 means that prime(n) is neither Sophie Germain nor a safe prime (i.e. it is in A059500).
LINKS
C. K. Caldwell, Cunningham Chains
W. Roonguthai, Yves Gallot's Proth.exe and Cunningham Chains
EXAMPLE
For all of {2,5,11,23,47}, i.e. at positions {j}={1,3,5,9,15} a(j)=5. Similarly for indices of all terms in {89,...,5759} a(i)=6. No chains are intelligible with length = 1 because the minimal chain enclose one Sophie Germain and also one safe prime. Dominant values are 0 and 2.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Feb 06 2001
EXTENSIONS
Offset and a(5) corrected by Sean A. Irvine, Oct 01 2022
STATUS
approved