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A194637
Record values in A194636.
12
0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 18, 20, 28, 70, 106, 150, 726, 2906, 7431, 14073, 22394, 41422, 82587, 85461, 356981
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
The index sequence is 1, 3, 7, 24, 30, 55, 121, 168, 555, 687, 724, 7447, 26134, 28272, 324802, 419221, 4420051, 8467881, 50302257, 59186640, 135352084, 677738616, ... given by formula (A194639(n)+1)/2.
REFERENCES
Wilfrid Keller, personal communication, 2010.
LINKS
Chris K. Caldwell, The List of Largest Known Primes, 1355477231 * 2^356981 + 1
Carlos Rivera, Problem 30
FORMULA
a(n) = A194591(A194639(n)) = A194636((A194639(n)+1)/2).
EXAMPLE
A194636(55) = 6 since A194636(121) = 11 is the next record value.
MATHEMATICA
l = -1; Flatten[Table[n = 2*n - 1; k = 0; While[! PrimeQ[n*2^k - 1] && ! PrimeQ[n*2^k + 1], k++]; If[k > l, l = k, {}], {n, 10^5}]] (* Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Sep 04 2011 *)
KEYWORD
more,nonn
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
a(22) was found in 2002 by Wilfrid Keller.
STATUS
approved