OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
a(22) = 4609098694200 (see Penguin reference).
REFERENCES
David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, Revised Edition, Penguin Books, London, England, 1997, entry 11410337850553, page 191.
EXAMPLE
Common difference and corresponding n primes in arithmetic progression.
a(1) = 1: (2);
a(2) = 1: (2, 3);
a(3) = 2: (3, 5, 7);
a(4) = 6: (11, 17, 23, 29);
a(5) = 30: (37, 67, 97, 127, 157);
a(6) = 30: (107, 137, 167, 197, 227, 257);
a(7) = 210: (409, 619, 829, 1039, 1249, 1459, 1669);
a(8) = 210: (409, 619, 829, 1039, 1249, 1459, 1669, 1879);
a(9) = 210: (409, 619, 829, 1039, 1249, 1459, 1669, 1879, 2089);
PROG
(PARI) isokd(p, n, d) = for (i=1, n, if (!isprime(p+(i-1)*d), return(0))); 1;
isokp(p, n) = for (d=1, p-1, if (isokd(p, n, d), return(d)); );
a(n) = my(p=2, d); while (!(d=isokp(p, n)), p=nextprime(p+1)); d; \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 16 2023
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Bernard Schott, Mar 14 2023
STATUS
approved