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A053303

Length of maximal prime gap p_{k+1} - p_k with starting prime p_k < 10^n.

4, 8, 20, 36, 72, 114, 154, 220, 282, 354, 464, 540, 674, 804, 906, 1132

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

Prime gaps associated with A053302.

a(17) is probably 1220 and a(19) is probably 1296. - Robert G. Wilson v, Mar 16 2004

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..16.

Thomas R. Nicely, First occurrence prime gaps [For local copy see A000101]

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Prime Gaps

EXAMPLE

a(1) = 4 from 7 to 11. a(2) = 8 from 89 to 97. a(3) = 20 from 887 to 907.

a(5)=72 because the 5-digit prime 31397 begins a gap of 72.

CROSSREFS

p_k's are in A053302. Cf. A005250, A002386. Essentially the same as A038460.

Sequence in context: A365964 A152233 A301896 * A097164 A133628 A280486

Adjacent sequences: A053300 A053301 A053302 * A053304 A053305 A053306

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Enoch Haga, Mar 05 2000

EXTENSIONS

a(16) from Eric W. Weisstein, Mar 05 2004

STATUS

approved