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A144834
Numbers n such that the two numbers n+1 and n+3 are both prime.
4
2, 4, 10, 16, 28, 40, 58, 70, 100, 106, 136, 148, 178, 190, 196, 226, 238, 268, 280, 310, 346, 418, 430, 460, 520, 568, 598, 616, 640, 658, 808, 820, 826, 856, 880, 1018, 1030, 1048, 1060, 1090, 1150, 1228, 1276, 1288, 1300, 1318, 1426, 1450, 1480, 1486, 1606
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
1 less than the lesser of each twin prime pair. [Harvey P. Dale, Nov 08 2011]
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = A014574(n)-2 = A001359(n)-1. - R. J. Mathar, Sep 24 2008
MATHEMATICA
Transpose[Select[Partition[Prime[Range[300]], 2, 1], Last[#]-First[#] == 2&]][[1]]-1 (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 08 2011 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A053319 (first differences).
Sequence in context: A123689 A137928 A293154 * A006584 A280186 A032246
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Giovanni Teofilatto, Sep 22 2008
EXTENSIONS
Definition edited and extended by R. J. Mathar, Sep 24 2008
STATUS
approved