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A236569
Least term p of A236568 with 2*n - p prime, or 0 if such a prime p does not exist.
2
0, 0, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 11, 3, 3, 5, 31, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 11, 3, 5, 31, 3, 3, 5, 31, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 43, 3, 5, 3, 5, 11, 3, 5, 43, 31, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 11, 43, 11, 43, 31, 3, 5, 3, 5, 11, 3
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
The conjecture in A236566 implies that a(n) > 0 for all n > 2.
EXAMPLE
a(3) = 3 since prime(3 + 2) + 2 = 11 + 2 = 13 and 2*3 - 3 = 3 are both prime, but prime(2 + 2) + 2 = 9 is not.
MATHEMATICA
p[m_]:=PrimeQ[Prime[m+2]+2]
Do[Do[If[p[Prime[k]]&&PrimeQ[2n-Prime[k]], Print[n, " ", Prime[k]]; Goto[aa]], {k, 1, PrimePi[2n-1]}];
Print[n, " ", 0]; Label[aa]; Continue, {n, 1, 100}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Zhi-Wei Sun, Jan 29 2014
STATUS
approved