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A138600
Numbers k such that 2^(2*k-33) - 33 is prime.
12
21, 31, 55, 85, 91, 121, 159, 175, 379, 555, 769, 1761, 3375, 4881, 5121, 6089, 10659, 13129, 20049, 33021
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
a(21) > 70000. - Michael S. Branicky, May 21 2026
EXAMPLE
2^(2*21-33)-33 = 479, 2^(2*31-33)-33 = 536870879, 2^(2*55-33)-33 = 151115727451828646838239, ... .
MATHEMATICA
q=33; For[i=q, i<=q, a={}; Do[x=2^(2*n-i)-i; If[PrimeQ[x], AppendTo[a, n]], {n, 10^3}]; Print["2^(2*n-", i, ")-", i, " ", a]; i=i+2]
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=isprime(2^(2*n-33)-33) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 13 2017
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Term 17 removed and a(12)-a(20) from Michael S. Branicky, May 20 2026
STATUS
approved