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A218863 Smallest prime p such that n*p is greater than the greatest prime factors of p^n - 1 and of p^n + 1. 2

%I #9 Nov 08 2012 13:45:40

%S 3,3,37,2383,69011,4027

%N Smallest prime p such that n*p is greater than the greatest prime factors of p^n - 1 and of p^n + 1.

%C a(7) > 4000000. - _T. D. Noe_, Nov 08 2012

%e 4027^6 - 1 = 2^3*3^2*7*11*13*19*53*61*229*709*1759*3373,

%e 4027^6 + 1 = 2*5*37*41*1069*1381*1993*9733*9817,

%e and 6*4027 > 3373 and 6*4027 > 9817,

%e 3^1 - 1 = 2, 3^1 + 1 = 2^2 and 3 > 2.

%p A218863 := proc(n)

%p p := 2 ;

%p for i from 1 do

%p max(op(numtheory[factorset](p^n-1))) ;

%p if n*p > % then

%p max(op(numtheory[factorset](p^n+1))) ;

%p if n*p > % then

%p return p;

%p end if;

%p end if;

%p p := nextprime(p) ;

%p end do:

%p end proc: # _R. J. Mathar_, Nov 07 2012

%t Table[p = 2; While[n*p <= FactorInteger[p^n - 1][[-1, 1]] || n*p <= FactorInteger[p^n + 1][[-1, 1]], p = NextPrime[p]]; p, {n, 6}] (* _T. D. Noe_, Nov 07 2012 *)

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _Robin Garcia_, Nov 07 2012

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