OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Prime versus probable prime status and proofs are given in the author's table.
Searched up to k=1200000 by Serge Batalov, Mar 02 2015
REFERENCES
C. Caldwell and H. Dubner, "Journal of Recreational Mathematics", Volume 28, No. 1, 1996-97, pp. 1-9.
LINKS
Patrick De Geest, PDP Reference Table - 717.
Makoto Kamada, Prime numbers of the form 711...117.
Tanya Khovanova, Non Recursions
C. Rivera and J.C. Rosa, Puzzle 197. Always composite numbers?
EXAMPLE
a(1)=10907 -> (64*10^(10907-1) + 53)/9 = 7111...1117 or 10905 1's surrounded by two 7's.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,bref,base,hard,more
AUTHOR
Patrick De Geest, Apr 13 2003
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Ray Chandler, Nov 05 2014
Additional PRP term 499211 by Serge Batalov, Mar 01 2015
STATUS
approved