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Numbers n such that 2p-n is prime, p is the smallest prime > n.
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%I #12 Jul 02 2018 12:41:25

%S 1,3,9,15,27,31,33,39,47,57,61,63,69,75,91,93,99,105,115,117,123,135,

%T 141,147,151,159,167,177,183,185,189,195,199,213,217,219,225,237,245,

%U 251,257,267,271,273,279,297,301,303,309,325,341,345,361,367,375

%N Numbers n such that 2p-n is prime, p is the smallest prime > n.

%H Charles R Greathouse IV, <a href="/A087031/b087031.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000</a>

%e 3 is a term because smallest prime >3 is 5 and 2*5-3=7 is prime.

%t Select[Range[400],PrimeQ[2*NextPrime[#]-#]&] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Jul 02 2018 *)

%o (PARI) isok(n) = isprime(2*nextprime(n+1) - n); \\ _Michel Marcus_, Oct 03 2013

%Y Cf. A087030.

%K easy,nonn

%O 1,2

%A _Zak Seidov_, Jul 31 2003

%E Corrected by _Michel Marcus_, Oct 03 2013