OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
These are the primes of a056240-type 3(30,8,6); k=3 (see definition in A293652).
A prime of a056240-type 3 is a prime, prime(r)>3, such that prime(r-3) is the greatest prime factor of the smallest composite number whose prime divisors (with multiplicity) sum to prime(r).
Conjecture: Sequence has infinitely many terms.
Note: p~3(30,8,6) is one particular form of a prime of a056240-type 3; there are others, e.g., 3(30,12,2), 3(24,6,2), 3(36,6,4), 3(38,10,2), etc. All such prime sequences are also conjectured to produce infinitely many terms.
All terms == 1 (mod 3). - Robert Israel, May 13 2020
LINKS
Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2000
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
a(1)=4327=prime(591), the first prime of a056240-type 3. Prime(590)=4297, prime(589)=4289, prime(588)=4283. 4327-4297=30, 4297-4289=8, 4289-4283=6.
MAPLE
N:=2000000:
for X from 100 to N do
if isprime(X) then
A:=prevprime(X);
B:=prevprime(A);
C:=prevprime(B);
a:=X-A;
b:=A-B;
c:=B-C;
if a=30 and b=8 and c=6 then print(X);
end if
end if
end if
end do
MATHEMATICA
With[{s = Partition[Prime@ Range[10^5], 4, 1]}, Select[s, Differences@ # == {6, 8, 30} &][[All, -1]]] (* Michael De Vlieger, Feb 18 2018 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
David James Sycamore, Feb 17 2018
STATUS
approved