OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a(1) through a(25) have been proved to be prime with WinPFGW. a(25) has 5600 digits. No more terms up to 12800.
Results were computed using the PrimeFormGW (PFGW) primality-testing program. - Hugo Pfoertner, Nov 14 2019
EXAMPLE
a(4) = 9 is a term because 2^9 = 512 has 3 digits and 333 * 2^9 + 1 = 170497, a prime.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,hard,more
AUTHOR
Jason Earls, Jul 15 2004
EXTENSIONS
a(26) from Michael S. Branicky, Feb 08 2026
STATUS
approved
