OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Conjecture: sequence is infinite.
For every term p, p^8 - 1 is of the form 2^5 * 3 * 5 * q * r * s * t, where q, r, s, and t are distinct primes > 5 (see Example section).
EXAMPLE
p =
n a(n) factorization of p^8 - 1
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1 821 2^5 * 3 * 5 * 41 * 137 * 337021 * 227165634841
2 997 2^5 * 3 * 5 * 83 * 499 * 99401 * 494026946041
3 2819 2^5 * 3 * 5 * 47 * 1409 * 3973381 * 31575505195561
4 6619 2^5 * 3 * 5 * 331 * 1103 * 21905581 * 959708914083961
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Jon E. Schoenfield, Feb 27 2021
STATUS
approved