OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
For k > 1, numbers k such that the digit 4 followed by k-2 occurrences of the digit 6 followed by the digits 49 is prime (see Example section).
a(29) > 2*10^5.
LINKS
Makoto Kamada, Factorization of near-repdigit-related numbers.
Makoto Kamada, Search for 46w49.
EXAMPLE
3 is in this sequence because (14*10^3 - 53) / 3 = 4649 is prime.
Initial terms and associated primes:
a(1) = 1, 29;
a(2) = 2, 449;
a(3) = 3, 4649;
a(4) = 4, 46649;
a(5) = 5, 466649; etc.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[1, 100000], PrimeQ[(14*10^# - 53) / 3] &]
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=ispseudoprime((14*10^n - 53)/3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 13 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Robert Price, Dec 28 2016
EXTENSIONS
a(28) from Robert Price, Dec 17 2018
STATUS
approved