OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
For k > 1, numbers k such that the digit 8 followed by k-2 occurrences of the digit 3 followed by the digits 41 is prime (see Example section).
a(24) > 2*10^5.
LINKS
Makoto Kamada, Factorization of near-repdigit-related numbers.
Makoto Kamada, Search for 83w41.
EXAMPLE
4 is in this sequence because (25*10^4 + 23)/3 = 83341 is prime.
Initial terms and associated primes:
a(1) = 4, 83341;
a(2) = 8, 833333341;
a(3) = 11, 833333333341;
a(4) = 12, 8333333333341;
a(5) = 16, 83333333333333341; etc.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[0, 100000], PrimeQ[(25*10^# + 23)/3] &]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Robert Price, Jun 05 2017
STATUS
approved