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A184899
n such that the n-th centered 12-gonal number is prime. Indices of prime star numbers.
2
2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 56, 59, 61, 66, 68, 74, 75, 78, 79, 85, 87, 89, 94, 96, 98, 101, 102, 105, 107, 108, 110, 113, 118, 121, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 133, 135, 136, 138
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
For n > 3, A003154(a(n)) = A057199(2*a(n)-2). - Chai Wah Wu, Sep 17 2019
FORMULA
{n: 6*n^2 - 6*n + 1 is prime} = {n: A003154(n) is in A000040}.
EXAMPLE
98 is in the sequence because 6*98^2 - 6*98 + 1 = 57037 is prime.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[140], PrimeQ[6#^2-6#+1]&] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 16 2011 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Jonathan Vos Post, Feb 01 2011
STATUS
approved