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A175180
Numbers k such that k^2 + 2 is powerful in the sense of A001694.
1
5, 265, 13775, 716035, 9980583, 37220045, 1934726305
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
This sequence is infinite (F. Luca in De Koninck).
The values of k^2 are a subset of A076445, so 23 terms of the sequence are known from there. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 05 2010
Together with 1, supersequence of A238799. - Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Mar 06 2014
From Amiram Eldar, Feb 23 2024: (Start)
a(8) <= 100568547815.
A041042(2*k) is a term for all k >= 0 (since 3^3 * A041043(n)^2 - A041042(n)^2 = -1 if n is odd and 2 if n is even). (End)
REFERENCES
Jean-Marie De Koninck, Ces nombres qui nous fascinent, Entry 265, p. 71, Ellipses, Paris, 2008.
LINKS
Jean-Marie De Koninck, Those Fascinating Numbers, Amer. Math. Soc., 2009, page 66.
EXAMPLE
5 is in the sequence because 5^2 + 2 = 3^3 is powerful.
265 is in the sequence because 265^2 + 2 = 51^2*3^3 is powerful.
13775 is in the sequence because 13775^2 + 2 = 2651^2 * 3^3 is powerful.
MATHEMATICA
q[n_] := AllTrue[FactorInteger[n^2+2][[;; , 2]], # > 1 &]; Select[Range[10^6], q] (* Amiram Eldar, Feb 23 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=ispowerful(n^2+2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 04 2013
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Michel Lagneau, Mar 01 2010
EXTENSIONS
Examples rephrased by R. J. Mathar, Feb 24 2010, Mar 05 2010
a(7) from Amiram Eldar, Feb 23 2024
STATUS
approved