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5, 3, 13, 193, 37633, 1416317953, 2005956546822746113, 4023861667741036022825635656102100993, 16191462721115671781777559070120513664958590125499158514329308740975788033
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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The first 6 entries of the sequence are primes.
The Fermat numbers F(.)=A000215(.) obey equations with flipped signs of the +-2 if compared with the a(n) (see the formula section): F(n) = Prod{i=0,...,n-1} F(i)+2 and F(n) = F(n-1) *(F(n-1)-2)+2. - Vladimir Shevelev, Dec 08 2010
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FORMULA
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a(n)= ( product_{i=0..n-1} a(i)) -2, n>=1.
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MATHEMATICA
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Clear[a, n];
a[ -1] := 1; a[0] := 5;
a[n_] := a[n] = Product[a[i], {i, 0, n - 1}] - 2;
Table[a[n], {n, 0, 10}]
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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EXTENSIONS
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Definition simplified by the Assoc. Eds. of the OEIS, Jun 07 2010
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STATUS
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approved
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