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A105173
Numbers k such that either k*(k+1)/4 + 1 or k*(k+1)/4 - 1 or both are primes.
1
3, 7, 8, 15, 16, 23, 24, 32, 39, 40, 47, 48, 55, 56, 63, 64, 71, 79, 80, 87, 95, 103, 104, 111, 112, 119, 120, 128, 135, 136, 143, 151, 152, 159, 167, 175, 176, 183, 199, 208, 216, 223, 224, 231, 232, 239, 240, 247, 248, 255, 256, 263, 264, 271, 279, 287, 288
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The primes are (sum of numbers from 1 to k)/2 + or - 1.
LINKS
EXAMPLE
3*4/4 = 3, 3-1 = 2 is prime so a(1) = 3.
7*8/4 = 14, 14-1 = 13 is prime so a(2) = 7.
8*9/4 = 18, 18-1 = 17 is prime, 18+1 = 19 is prime, so a(3) = 8.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[300], Or @@ PrimeQ[#*(#+1)/4 + {-1, 1}] &] (* Amiram Eldar, Jul 18 2021 *)
CROSSREFS
Subsequence of A014601.
Sequence in context: A131559 A366783 A051211 * A309197 A076683 A045542
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Pierre CAMI, Apr 11 2005
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Amiram Eldar, Jul 18 2021
STATUS
approved