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A345668
Last prime minus distance to last prime.
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1, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 4, 3, 10, 9, 12, 11, 10, 9, 16, 15, 18, 17, 16, 15, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 28, 27, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 36, 35, 34, 33, 40, 39, 42, 41, 40, 39, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, 47, 58, 57, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 66, 65, 64
OFFSET
3,2
FORMULA
a(n) = p - (n-p) = 2*p - n where p is the largest prime < n.
a(n) = A151799(n) - A049711(n).
a(n) = A175856(n-1) - 1.
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := 2 * NextPrime[n, -1] - n; Array[a, 100, 3] (* Amiram Eldar, Jun 21 2021 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Brian Beard, Jun 21 2021
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Jon E. Schoenfield, Jun 21 2021
STATUS
approved