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A187873
Second smallest prime after n^2.
1
3, 3, 7, 13, 19, 31, 41, 59, 71, 89, 103, 131, 151, 179, 199, 229, 263, 307, 337, 373, 409, 449, 491, 547, 587, 641, 683, 739, 797, 857, 911, 971, 1033, 1093, 1171, 1231, 1301, 1381, 1451, 1531, 1607, 1697, 1783, 1867, 1951, 2029
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
From Robert Israel, Dec 18 2018: (Start)
Oppermann's conjecture implies a(n) < (n+1)^2 for n > 0.
For n > 1, a(n) >= n^2 + 3, with equality for n in A080149. (End)
EXAMPLE
2^2=4, second smallest prime=7;
3^2=9, second smallest prime=13; ..
MAPLE
seq(nextprime(nextprime(n^2)), n=0..50); # Robert Israel, Dec 18 2018
MATHEMATICA
NextPrime[Range[0, 100]^2, 2]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved