A348176 Numbers m such that the number of symmetrically distributed consecutive primes centered at m sets a new record.

1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 30, 165, 8021811, 1071065190, 1613902650, 1797595815015, 633925574060895

Offset

1,2

Comments

Conjecture: This sequence is infinite.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..13.

Example

n    a(n) = m   A346399(m)  Symmetrical consecutive primes centered at m
--  ----------  ----------  --------------------------------------------
1            1       0                           { }
2            2       1                           {2}
3            4       2                          {3,5}
4            5       3                         {3,5,7}
5            9       4                        {5,7,11,13}
6           12       6                     {5,7,11,13,17,19}
7           30      10             {13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47}
8          165      12                {m +- 2,8,14,16,26,28}
9      8021811      14              {m +- 10,20,22,40,52,58,62}
10  1071065190      16              {m +- 11,23,37,49,53,61,67,79}
11  1613902650      18             {m +- 1,7,23,29,49,77,83,89,97}

Prog

(Python)
from sympy import isprime
rec = -1
for n in range(1, 10**10):
    d = 1 if n%2 == 0 else 2
    ct = 1 if isprime(n) else 0
    while n - d > 2:
        k = isprime(n+d) + isprime(n-d)
        if k == 2: ct += 2
        elif k == 1: break
        d += 2
    if ct > rec: print(n, end = ', '); rec = ct

Crossrefs

Cf. A346399.

Sequence in context: A240576 A060312 A218934 * A325716 A068372 A068370

Adjacent sequences: A348173 A348174 A348175 * A348177 A348178 A348179

Keyword

nonn,more

Author

Ya-Ping Lu, Oct 05 2021

Extensions

a(12)-a(13) from Martin Ehrenstein, Nov 21 2021

Status

approved