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A373334
a(n) is the least prime power (A246655) P such that P-n is the next smaller prime power below P.
1
3, 7, 16, 23, 37, 59, 1031, 97, 521, 149, 536870923, 211, 144115188075855872, 307, 65536, 1847, 8209, 1087, 147573952589676412928, 907, 524309, 1151, 549755813911, 4201, 17179869209, 2503, 16411, 2999, 131101, 1361, 34359738368, 5623, 18014398509481984, 8501, 33554467, 9587
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
If powers of primes (A000961) were used instead of A246655, a(1) would be 2.
FORMULA
a(n) = A290515(n) + n for n > 1.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Hugo Pfoertner, Jun 16 2024
STATUS
approved