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A096985

Numbers k such that k*k! - NextPrime(k) is prime.

3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 23, 26, 30, 33, 38, 114, 162, 219, 265, 268, 277, 344, 463, 651, 877, 1128, 2466, 2594, 4828, 6512

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

For a(23), the corresponding value of k*k! - NextPrime(k) has more than 6239 digits.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..26.

EXAMPLE

3 is in the sequence because 3*3! - 5 = 13 is prime.

8 is in the sequence because 8*8! - 11 = 322549 is prime.

MATHEMATICA

<< NumberTheory`NumberTheoryFunctions`; v={}; Do[If[PrimeQ [n*n!-NextPrime[n]], v=Append[v, n]; Print[v]], {n, 2150}]

Select[Range[900], PrimeQ[# #!-NextPrime[#]]&] (* The program generates the first 21 terms of the sequence. To select more, increase the Range constant but the program may take a long time to run. *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 16 2023 *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A096986, A090704, A049433.

Sequence in context: A189377 A073608 A155945 * A206909 A138829 A003265

Adjacent sequences: A096982 A096983 A096984 * A096986 A096987 A096988

KEYWORD

nonn,hard,more

AUTHOR

Farideh Firoozbakht, Jul 31 2004

EXTENSIONS

a(23)-a(24) from Ryan Propper, Jan 01 2008

a(25)-a(26) from Michael S. Branicky, Aug 21 2023

STATUS

approved

URL: https://oeis.org/A096985

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