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A217650
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Numbers k such that 2*k!!! - 1 is prime.
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3
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2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 23, 27, 29, 36, 40, 41, 71, 89, 119, 127, 157, 163, 187, 652, 1374, 1518, 2922, 5193, 6663, 7455
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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k!!! is a triple factorial, see the definition in A007661.
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EXAMPLE
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5 is in the sequence because 2*5!!! - 1 = 2*10 - 1 = 19 is prime.
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MAPLE
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A:= n -> mul(k, k = select(k -> k mod 3 = n mod 3, [$1 .. n])): for p from 0 to 200 do:if type(2*A(p)-1, prime)=true then printf(`%d, `, p):else fi:od:
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MATHEMATICA
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lst={}; multiFactorial[n_, k_] := If[n < 1, 1, If[n < k + 1, n, n*multiFactorial[n - k, k]]]; Do[If[PrimeQ[2*multiFactorial[n, 3] - 1], AppendTo[lst, n]], {n, 0, 1000}]; lst
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PROG
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(PFGW)
ABC2 2*$a!3-1
a: from 1 to 6000
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,hard,more
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STATUS
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approved
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