OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
For k > 1, numbers k such that the digit 5 followed by k-2 occurrences of the digit 4 followed by the digits 87 is prime (see Example section).
a(27) > 2*10^5.
LINKS
Makoto Kamada, Factorization of near-repdigit-related numbers.
Makoto Kamada, Search for 54w87.
EXAMPLE
4 is in this sequence because (49*10^5 + 383)/9 = 544487 is prime.
Initial terms and associated primes:
a(1) = 1, 97;
a(2) = 2, 587;
a(3) = 5, 544487;
a(4) = 10, 54444444487;
a(5) = 19, 54444444444444444487; etc.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[0, 100000], PrimeQ[(49*10^# + 383)/9] &]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Robert Price, Apr 21 2017
EXTENSIONS
a(25)-a(26) from Robert Price, Apr 18 2019
STATUS
approved