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A115653
Prime numbers which are the sum of distinct double factorials (A006882).
3
2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 107, 109, 113, 131, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 389, 397, 401, 409, 433, 443, 449, 457, 461, 491, 499, 503, 509, 541, 547, 557, 563, 947, 953, 971, 997, 1009, 1013, 1019, 1021, 1051, 1061, 1063
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Double factorials 0!! and 1!! are not considered distinct. Note that double factorial (n!!) is different from (n!)!.
EXAMPLE
947 is prime and 947 = 9!! + 2!!.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Giovanni Resta, Jan 28 2006
STATUS
approved