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A258037
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Numbers k such that D(prime(k), k-1) > 0, where D( * , k-1) = (k-1)-st difference.
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5
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1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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Conjecture: all the terms of the difference sequence of A258037 belong to {1,2,3}.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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D(prime(k), k-1) = sum{(-1)^i prime(k-i)*C(k-i),i); i = 0..k-1}
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EXAMPLE
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D(prime(2), 1) = 3 - 2 > 0, so a(1) = 1;
D(prime(3), 2) = 5 - 2*3 + 2 > 0, so a(2) = 2;
D(prime(4), 3) = 7 - 3*5 + 3*3 - 2 < 0;
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MATHEMATICA
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u = Table[Prime[Range[k]], {k, 1, 1000}];
v = Flatten[Table[Sign[Differences[u[[k]], k - 1]], {k, 1, 100}]];
w1 = Flatten[Position[v, -1]] (* A258036 *)
w2 = Flatten[Position[v, 1]] (* A258037 *)
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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