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 87 is prime (see Example section).
a(29) > 2*10^5.
LINKS
Makoto Kamada, Factorization of near-repdigit-related numbers.
Makoto Kamada, Search for 80w87.
EXAMPLE
3 is in this sequence because 8*10^3 + 87 = 887 is prime.
Initial terms and associated primes:
a(1) = 1, 167;
a(2) = 2, 887;
a(3) = 3, 8087;
a(4) = 6, 8000087;
a(5) = 7, 80000087; etc.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[0, 100000], PrimeQ[8*10^# + 87] &]
PROG
(PARI) isok(k) = isprime(8*10^k + 87); \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 08 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Robert Price, Oct 08 2017
EXTENSIONS
a(26)-a(28) from Robert Price, Oct 19 2019
STATUS
approved