OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
If m is in the sequence then x=3^m is a solution for the equation sigma(sigma(x)) + sigma(x) = 3x. Does this equation have other solutions? - Farideh Firoozbakht, Jun 14 2010
Also numbers k such that sigma(3^k) is prime. - Metin Sariyar, Nov 18 2019
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[10000], PrimeQ[DivisorSigma[1, 3^#]] &] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 26 2015 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
mohammed bouayoun (bouyao(AT)wanadoo.fr), Feb 03 2004
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 26 2015
a(19) derived from A028491 added by Michel Marcus, Nov 18 2019
a(20)-a(23) derived from A028491 added by Jason Yuen, Aug 25 2024
STATUS
approved