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A113824
a(1)=1; a(n+1) = the least prime greater than 2*a(n) which is a(n) plus a power of two.
5
1, 3, 7, 23, 151, 65687, 9007199254806679, 73795983494093013143, 205688069665150755269371147819668813122842057000180977011589271
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Next term 205688069665150755269371147819668813122842057000180977011589271 + 2^1752 is too large to include here.
Those powers of two are A073924.
EXAMPLE
151 is there because 23 + 2^7 = 151 is prime.
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Artur Jasinski, Jan 23 2006
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Don Reble, Jan 25 2006
STATUS
approved