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A138599
Numbers k such that 2^(2*k-31) - 31 is prime.
12
19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 33, 34, 36, 46, 49, 60, 70, 90, 93, 112, 137, 143, 207, 216, 263, 280, 477, 647, 1257, 1383, 1686, 2952, 3234, 3919, 5703, 7705, 10077, 15312, 17049, 17261, 27828, 47626, 49663, 52626
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
2^(2*19-31)-31 = 97, 2^(2*21-31)-31 = 2017, 2^(2*22-31)-31 = 8161, ... .
MATHEMATICA
q=31; For[i=q, i<=q, a={}; Do[x=2^(2*n-i)-i; If[PrimeQ[x], AppendTo[a, n]], {n, 20^2}]; Print["2^(2*n-", i, ")-", i, " ", a]; i=i+2]
Select[Range[1500], PrimeQ[2^(2#-31)-31]&]
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=isprime(2^(2*n-31)-31) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 13 2017
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Harvey P. Dale, Apr 08 2018
Terms 16 and 17 removed and a(26)-a(39) from Michael S. Branicky, May 21 2026
STATUS
approved