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A070948
a(0) = 1; a(n+1) = smallest number > a(n) such that a(0)*a(1)*...*a(n) + 1 is a square.
0
1, 3, 5, 8, 14, 17, 44, 53, 1011, 7262969, 27755899054, 10713771825916682198, 1451983503000530523834049701901973110, 5317619734003376302895262678416297955761358855419919105266696681033714
OFFSET
0,2
EXAMPLE
1*3*5*8+1 = 121 = 11^2.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A064691.
Sequence in context: A095223 A268515 A374084 * A352087 A141739 A094007
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Jason Earls, May 15 2002
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Don Reble, May 17 2002
STATUS
approved