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Least number x such that n^x-n-1 is prime.
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%I #4 Jul 09 2017 14:56:01

%S 3,2,2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,2,4,2,3,2,2,3,5,2,2,2,3,3,2,4,2,5,2,5,2,2,7,5,3,

%T 2,9,3,2,2,3,2,31,4,2,2,2,3,2,4,2,108,4,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2,18,7,3,2,2,2,

%U 4,2,3,2,5,32,108,5,3,2,11,4,15,3,4,19,2,6,2,2,11,107,2,42,4,39,2,2,6,2,3

%N Least number x such that n^x-n-1 is prime.

%C Least number x such that x^n-x-1 is prime see A127599.

%t a = {}; Do[k = 2; While[ ! PrimeQ[n^k - n - 1], k++ ]; AppendTo[a, k], {n, 2, 500}]; a (*Artur Jasinski*)

%t lnx[n_]:=Module[{x=1},While[!PrimeQ[n^x-n-1],x++];x]; Array[lnx,100,2] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Jul 09 2017 *)

%Y Cf. A127599

%K nonn

%O 2,1

%A _Artur Jasinski_, May 24 2010

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