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A365065
Least k such that k*M(n)*M(n+4) + 1 is prime, where M(n) = A000668(n).
2
20, 18, 4, 22, 112, 28, 28, 52, 28, 616, 1288, 1342, 9988, 214, 7666, 3328, 21658, 18988, 6868, 22824, 10746, 3388, 59256
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
If they exist, a(23) > 40809, a(24) > 2495, a(25) > 1473.
MATHEMATICA
Table[k=1; Monitor[Parallelize[While[True, If[PrimeQ[k*(2^MersennePrimeExponent[n]-1)*(2^(MersennePrimeExponent[n+4])-1)+1], Break[]]; k++]; k], k], {n, 1, 20}]
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000668 (Mersenne primes), A098917, A365063, A365064.
Sequence in context: A375787 A327788 A376974 * A076119 A004509 A248942
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
a(23) from J.W.L. (Jan) Eerland, Jan 01 2024
STATUS
approved