OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Conjecture: a(n) exists for any n > 0. Moreover, for n > 9 we have a(n) < n^2 except for n = 12, 19, 36, 38.
Note that for each n > 1 the term a(n) should be even and at least 2*n.
LINKS
Zhi-Wei Sun, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
EXAMPLE
a(7) = 80 since prime(80+7) - prime(80) = 449 - 409 = 40 divides 80.
MATHEMATICA
Do[m=1; Label[aa]; If[Mod[m, Prime[m+n]-Prime[m]]==0, Print[n, " ", m]; Goto[bb]]; m=m+1; Goto[aa]; Label[bb]; Continue, {n, 1, 50}]
lpi[n_]:=Module[{m=1}, While[Mod[m, Prime[n+m]-Prime[m]]!=0, m++]; m]; Array[ lpi, 50] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 17 2022 *)
PROG
(PARI)
a(n)=m=1; while(m%(prime(m+n)-prime(m)), m++); m
vector(100, n, a(n)) \\ Derek Orr, Oct 05 2014
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Zhi-Wei Sun, Oct 05 2014
STATUS
approved
