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A037059 Smallest prime containing exactly n 3's.

Original entry on oeis.org

2, 3, 233, 2333, 23333, 313333, 3233333, 31333333, 333233333, 3233333333, 23333333333, 333313333333, 3333333333383, 33133333333333, 323333333333333, 1333333333333333, 23333333333333333, 333333133333333333, 3333313333333333333, 33313333333333333333
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Author

Patrick De Geest, Jan 04 1999

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Comments

For almost all n >= 0, a(n) equals [10^(n+1)/3] with one of the (first) digits 3 replaced by a digit 1 or 2. We conjecture that in the few other cases (e.g., for n = 12, 119, ...) the statement holds with some digit 3 replaced by a digit among {4, 5, 7, 8}, except for the special case a(1) = 3. - M. F. Hasler, Feb 22 2016

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Programs

  • Mathematica
    f[n_, b_] := Block[{k = 10^(n + 1), p = Permutations[ Join[ Table[b, {i, 1, n}], {x}]], c = Complement[Table[j, {j, 0, 9}], {b}], q = {}}, Do[q = Append[q, Replace[p, x -> c[[i]], 2]], {i, 1, 9}]; r = Min[ Select[ FromDigits /@ Flatten[q, 1], PrimeQ[ # ] & ]]; If[r ? Infinity, r, p = Permutations[ Join[ Table[ b, {i, 1, n}], {x, y}]]; q = {}; Do[q = Append[q, Replace[p, {x -> c[[i]], y -> c[[j]]}, 2]], {i, 1, 9}, {j, 1, 9}]; Min[ Select[ FromDigits /@ Flatten[q, 1], PrimeQ[ # ] & ]]]]; Table[ f[n, 3], {n, 1, 18}]
    Table[Sort[Flatten[Table[Select[FromDigits/@Permutations[Join[{n},PadRight[{},i,3]]], PrimeQ],{n,0,9}]]][[1]],{i,20}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 28 2015 *)
  • PARI
    A037059(n)={if(n==1,3,my(t=10^(n+1)\3); forvec(v=[[-1, n], [-2, -1]], ispseudoprime(p=t+10^(n-v[1])*v[2]) && return(p)); forvec(v=[[0, n], [1, 5]], ispseudoprime(p=t+10^v[1]*v[2]) && return(p)))} \\ M. F. Hasler, Feb 22 2016

Formula

a(n) = prime(A037058(n)). - Amiram Eldar, Jul 21 2025

Extensions

More terms from Antonio G. Astudillo (afg_astudillo(AT)lycos.com), Mar 23 2003
More terms and a(0) = 2 prefixed by M. F. Hasler, Feb 22 2016