OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
For k > 1, numbers k such that the digit 8 followed by k-2 occurrences of the digit 0 followed by the digits 39 is prime (see Example section).
a(30) > 2*10^5.
LINKS
Makoto Kamada, Factorization of near-repdigit-related numbers.
Makoto Kamada, Search for 80w39.
EXAMPLE
3 is in this sequence because 8*10^3 + 39 = 8039 is prime.
Initial terms and associated primes:
a(1) = 0, 47;
a(2) = 2, 839;
a(3) = 3, 8039;
a(4) = 4, 80039;
a(5) = 14, 800000000000039; etc.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[0, 100000], PrimeQ[8*10^# + 39] &]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Robert Price, Jan 10 2017
STATUS
approved