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A350496
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Positive integers k such that if p is the largest prime less than k then k - p is prime.
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1
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5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 61, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 73, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 85, 86, 88, 91, 92, 94, 96, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118, 120, 124, 126, 129
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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a(n) is prime only when n is the greater of a twin prime pair (A006512). All other terms are composite.
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EXAMPLE
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9 is a term because the previous prime < 9 is 7, and 9 - 7 = 2, which is prime.
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MATHEMATICA
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Select[Range[2, 130], PrimeQ[# - NextPrime[#, -1]] &] (* Amiram Eldar, Jan 02 2022 *)
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PROG
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(Python)
from sympy import isprime, prevprime
def ok(n): return n > 2 and isprime(n-prevprime(n))
(PARI) isok(k) = if (k>2, my(q=precprime(k-1)); isprime(k-q)); \\ Michel Marcus, Jan 02 2022
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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