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A113878 a(1)=0; a(n+1) is the least number > a(n) such that Sum_{k=1..n+1} 2^a(k) is not composite. 3

%I #17 Jul 12 2021 02:04:18

%S 0,1,2,4,7,16,53,66,207,1752,5041,6310

%N a(1)=0; a(n+1) is the least number > a(n) such that Sum_{k=1..n+1} 2^a(k) is not composite.

%C Base-2 logarithms of A073924.

%C a(13) > 50000. - _Don Reble_

%t a[1] = 0; a[n_] := a[n] = Block[{k = a[n - 1] + 1, s = Plus @@ (2^Array[a, n - 1])}, While[ !PrimeQ[s + 2^k], k++ ]; k]; Array[a, 12] (* _Robert G. Wilson v_ *)

%o (Python)

%o from sympy import isprime

%o def afind(limit):

%o print("0, 1", end=", ")

%o s, pow2 = 2**0 + 2**1, 2**2

%o for m in range(2, limit+1):

%o if isprime(s+pow2): print(m, end=", "); s += pow2

%o pow2 *= 2

%o afind(2000) # _Michael S. Branicky_, Jul 11 2021

%Y Cf. A073924, A080355, A080567, A113824.

%K nonn,more

%O 1,3

%A _Artur Jasinski_, Jan 27 2006

%E Edited by _Don Reble_, Feb 17 2006

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