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A089654
Table T(n,k), read by rows, related to a conjecture of P. Erdos (see A039669).
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1, 3, 1, 5, 3, 7, 5, 1, 9, 7, 3, 11, 9, 5, 13, 11, 7, 15, 13, 9, 1, 17, 15, 11, 3, 19, 17, 13, 5, 21, 19, 15, 7, 23, 21, 17, 9, 25, 23, 19, 11, 27, 25, 21, 13, 29, 27, 23, 15, 31, 29, 25, 17, 1, 33, 31, 27, 19, 3, 35, 33, 29, 21, 5
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
row n=1 : 1
row n=2 : 3, 1
row n=3 : 5, 3
row n=4 : 7, 5, 1
row n=5 : 9, 7, 3
row n=6 : 11, 9, 5
row n=7 : 13, 11, 7
row n=8 : 15, 13, 9, 1
row n=9 : 17, 15, 11, 3
P. Erdos conjectures that T(n,k) are all primes for n = 3, 7, 10, 22, 37, 52 and these are the only values of n with property . The conjecture has been verified for n up to 2^77. example : n=10; 19, 17, 13, 5 are all primes.
LINKS
FORMULA
T(n, k) = 2*n+1-2^k, if T(n, k)>0.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A039669.
Sequence in context: A376427 A060819 A318661 * A233526 A344674 A097062
KEYWORD
easy,nonn,tabf
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Jan 04 2004
STATUS
approved