OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
No term ends in 9. Conjecture: Let f(x)=(largest digit of x)^(smallest digit of x) + x. There are infinitely many positive integers n such that f(n) and f(n+1) are both prime; see A097387.
EXAMPLE
1272 is in the sequence because 7^2 + 1272 = 1321, a prime.
MATHEMATICA
okQ[n_]:=Module[{idn=IntegerDigits[n]}, PrimeQ[Max[idn]^Min[idn]+n]]
Select[Range[500], okQ] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 11 2010 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
base,easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Jason Earls, Aug 18 2004
EXTENSIONS
Corrected by T. D. Noe, Oct 25 2006
STATUS
approved