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A256823
Numbers n such that A257378(n)=A257379(n), so the prime numbers k*n*2^n-1 and k*n*2^n+1 are twin primes for the smallest k such that k*n*2^n-1 is a prime number.
0
4, 7, 9, 11, 27, 40, 63, 80, 120, 173, 227, 358, 445, 525, 767, 1164, 2180, 5368, 7898
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The k values are in A257378 and A257379.
PROG
(PARI) a8(n) = my(k=1); while(!isprime(k*n*2^n+1), k+=2); k;
a9(n) = my(k=1); while(!isprime(k*n*2^n-1), k+=2); k;
isok(n) = a8(n) == a9(n); \\ Michel Marcus, Sep 15 2019
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A310949 A139586 A310950 * A074341 A362185 A085922
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Pierre CAMI, Apr 24 2015
STATUS
approved