OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
a(1)=2; a(n+1) is the smallest palindromic prime with sum of digits > sum of digits of a(n).
LINKS
Shyam Sunder Gupta, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..63
EXAMPLE
a(6) = 191, sum of digits is 11; a(7) = 373, sum of digits is 13 and 13 > 11.
MATHEMATICA
a = {}; t = 0; Do[z = n*10^(IntegerLength[n] - 1) + FromDigits@Rest@Reverse@IntegerDigits[n]; If[PrimeQ[z], s = Apply[Plus, IntegerDigits[z]]; If[s > t, t = s; AppendTo[a, z]]], {n, 10^5}]; a
nPal[n_]:=Module[{id=IntegerDigits[n], lid, flid2, revleft1, oklpl, lfpt1, new1, lfpt2, revleft2, new2}, lid=Length[id]; flid2=Floor[lid/2]; revleft1=Reverse[Take[id, flid2]]; oklpl=If[OddQ[lid], flid2+1, flid2]; lfpt1=Take[id, oklpl]; new1=FromDigits[Join[lfpt1, revleft1]]; lfpt2=IntegerDigits[FromDigits[lfpt1]+1]; revleft2=If[EvenQ[lid], Reverse[lfpt2], Reverse[Drop[lfpt2, -1]]]; new2=FromDigits[Join[lfpt2, revleft2]]; Which[Union[id]=={9}, n+2, new1>n, new1, True, new2]]; DeleteDuplicates[{#, Total[IntegerDigits[#]]}&/@Select[NestList[nPal[#]&, 2, 200000], PrimeQ], GreaterEqual[#1[[2]], #2[[2]]]&][[;; , 1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 07 2025 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Shyam Sunder Gupta, Oct 06 2013
STATUS
approved
