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A214523 a(1) = 13, a(n) is smallest prime of the form k*a(n-1) + 1. 5

%I #14 Apr 28 2014 15:12:23

%S 13,53,107,643,7717,30869,432167,6050339,12100679,169409507,

%T 9148113379,439109442193,5269313306317,84309012901073,

%U 7587811161096571,303512446443862841,69807862682088453431,2652698781919361230379,143245734223645506440467

%N a(1) = 13, a(n) is smallest prime of the form k*a(n-1) + 1.

%C Sequence does not begin with a(1) = 2 or 3 (13 = 6*2+1 = 4*3*1; but 2*2+1 =5 or 2*3 +1 = 7 are smaller) , because this would be A061092 or A059411.

%H Harvey P. Dale, <a href="/A214523/b214523.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..300</a>

%e 53 = 4*13 + 1 ; 107 = 2*53 + 1.

%t t = {13}; Do[k = 1; While[p = k*t[[-1]] + 1; ! PrimeQ[p], k++]; AppendTo[t, p], {20}]; t (* _T. D. Noe_, Jul 24 2012 *)

%t nxt[n_]:=Module[{k=1},While[!PrimeQ[k*n+1],k++];n*k+1]; NestList[nxt,13,20] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Apr 28 2014 *)

%o (PARI) a=13;for(n=1,200,b=a*n+1;if(isprime(b),a=b;print1(a,", ");next(n=1)))

%Y Cf. A061092, A059411.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _Robin Garcia_, Jul 23 2012

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