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A082393
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Let p = n-th prime of the form 4k+1, take the integer solution (x,y) to the Pellian equation x^2 - p*y^2 = 1 with the smallest y >= 1; sequence gives value of y.
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8
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4, 180, 8, 1820, 12, 320, 9100, 226153980, 267000, 53000, 6377352, 20, 15140424455100, 113296, 519712, 2113761020, 3726964292220, 190060, 183567298683461940, 448036604040, 28, 386460, 70255304, 649641205044600
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OFFSET
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1,1
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REFERENCES
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C. Stanley Ogilvy, Tomorrow's Math, 1972, p. 119.
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EXAMPLE
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For n = 1, p = 5, x=9, y=4 since 9^2 = 5*4^2 + 1, so a(1) = 4.
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MATHEMATICA
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PellSolve[(m_Integer)?Positive] := Module[{cf, n, s}, cf = ContinuedFraction[ Sqrt[m]]; n = Length[ Last[cf]]; If[ OddQ[n], n = 2*n]; s = FromContinuedFraction[ ContinuedFraction[ Sqrt[m], n]]; {Numerator[s], Denominator[s]}]; t = {}; Last /@ PellSolve /@ Select[Prime@Range@54, Mod[ #, 4] == 1 &] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 28 2006 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) p4xp1(n, m) = { forstep(p=1, m, 4, for(y=1, n, if(isprime(p), x=y*y*p+1; if(issquare(x), print1(y" "); break; ) ) ) ) }
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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easy,nonn
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STATUS
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approved
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