A238739 Numbers n such that 2^n + 3 and 3*2^n + 1 are both prime.

1, 2, 6, 12, 18, 30

Offset

1,2

Comments

Intersection of A057732 and A002253. - Joerg Arndt, Mar 04 2014

By checking primality of 2^n+3 for values n in A002253, it follows a(7) > 7033641. - Giovanni Resta, Mar 08 2014

Exponents of second Fermat prime pairs. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 08 2014

From Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 04 2014: (Start)

If prime pair {2^n + (2k+1), (2k+1)*2^n + 1} is called a Fermat prime pair, then numbers n such that 2^n + (2k + 1) and (2k + 1)*2^n + 1 are both prime:

for k = 0: 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ... the exponents first Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 1: 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, 30, ... the exponents second Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 2: 1, 3, ... the exponents third Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 3: 2, 4, 6, 20, 174, ... the exponents fourth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 4: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, ... the exponents fifth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 5: 1, 3, 5, 7, ... the exponents sixth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 6: 2, 8, 20, ... the exponents seventh Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 7: 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, ... the exponents eighth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 8:

for k = 9: 6, ... the exponents tenth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 10: 1, 4, 5, 7, 16, ... the exponents eleventh Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 11:

for k = 12: 2, 4, 6, 10, 20, 22, ...the exponents thirteenth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 13: 2, 4, 16, 40, 44, ... the exponents fourteenth Fermat prime pairs;

for k = 14: 1, 3, 5, 27, 43, ... the exponents fifteenth Fermat prime pairs.

Semiprimes of the form (2^m+2k+1)*((2k+1)*2^m+1): 4, 9, 25, 35, 77, 91, 209, 289, 319, 481, 527, 533, 901, 989, ...

(End)

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..6.

Example

a(1) = 1 because 2^1 + 3 = 5 and 3*2^1 + 1 = 7 are both prime,
a(2) = 2 because 2^2 + 3 = 7 and 3^2^2 + 1 = 13 are both prime,
a(3) = 6 because 2^6 + 3 = 67 and 3*2^6 + 1 = 193 are both prime.

Mathematica

Select[Range[30], AllTrue[{2^#+3, 3*2^#+1}, PrimeQ]&] (* The program uses the AllTrue function from Mathematica version 10 *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 08 2015 *)

Prog

(PARI) isok(n) = isprime(2^n + 3) && isprime(3*2^n + 1); \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 04 2014
(Magma) [n: n in [0..30] | IsPrime(2^n+3) and IsPrime(3*2^n+1)]; // Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Jan 23 2016

Crossrefs

Cf. A002253, A019434, A039687, A057732, A057733, A238554, A239038, A267984.

Sequence in context: A193764 A278484 A159793 * A006511 A325708 A113274

Adjacent sequences: A238736 A238737 A238738 * A238740 A238741 A238742

Keyword

nonn,hard,more

Author

Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Mar 04 2014

Status

approved