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A138602
Numbers k such that 2^(2*k-39) - 39 is prime.
12
23, 32, 33, 83, 140, 1122, 5052, 19697, 22472, 38673, 73128
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
2^(2*23-39)-39 = 89, 2^(2*32-39)-39 = 33554393, 2^(2*33-39)-39 = 134217689, 2^(2*83-39)-39 = 170141183460469231731687303715884105689, ... .
MATHEMATICA
q=39; For[i=q, i<=q, a={}; Do[x=2^(2*n-i)-i; If[PrimeQ[x], AppendTo[a, n]], {n, 12^3}]; Print["2^(2*n-", i, ")-", i, " ", a]; i=i+2]
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=isprime(2^(2*n-39)-39) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 13 2017
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Terms 20, 21 and 22 removed and a(7)-a(11) from Michael S. Branicky, May 21 2026
STATUS
approved