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Numbers n such that n!!! - 3^n is prime.
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%I #13 Nov 08 2017 07:43:30

%S 68,88,91,118,131,151,157,194,203,424,602,772,832,884,947,1309,1463,

%T 2246,3304,4043,5725,6683,9344,10969,11026,11735,13664,14857,18529,

%U 21676,28217,28793,29605,33206,41182,43777,49936

%N Numbers n such that n!!! - 3^n is prime.

%C n!!! is the triple factorial sometimes written n!3.

%C If taking absolute values: 1,2,5,8,13,26,29,31,41,43,44,46,56,59 would also be in this sequence.

%C a(38) > 50000.

%e 68 is in the sequence because 68!!!-3^68=350834017732995704466119535768239 is prime.

%t MultiFactorial[n_, k_] := If[n < 1, 1, If[n < k + 1, n, n*MultiFactorial[n - k, k]]];

%t Select[Range[0, 100], MultiFactorial[#, 3] - 3^# > 0 && PrimeQ[MultiFactorial[#, 3] - 3^#] &]

%Y Cf. A007661, A124248, A124249.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _Robert Price_, Aug 14 2015