A053714 Smallest (in magnitude) nonzero number m such that n!+m is prime.

1, 1, 1, -1, 7, -1, -1, 23, -13, 11, 1, -1, -23, -1, 43, 23, 31, 37, 89, 29, 31, 31, -89, -73, 41, -37, 1, 67, -31, -1, -61, -1, -1, 97, 61, -127, 1, -1, -73, 53, 1, -79, 71, 47, -53, -89, -79, 53, -59, 61, -179, 53, -59, -127, -61, 149, 107, -109, -137, -139, -71, -71, -101, 67, -127, 283, 73, 83, -103, -97, -751, 101

Offset: 1

Author

Labos Elemer, Feb 10 2000

Keywords

• sign

Comments

a(n) is the defined, nonzero (thus excluding a(1) and a(2) of A033933) minimum of A033932(n) and A033933(n) multiplied by -1 if that minimum is not A033932(n). If n!+m and n!-m are equidistant primes (A053709), we have (arbitrarily) chosen positive m.

Examples

			For n=4, the possible m are -1 (24-1) and +5 (24+5). The former is closer to 4! so a(4) is -1.
For n=5, the possible m are -7 (120-7) and +7 (120+7). Being equidistant to 5!, a(5) is +7.
		

Links

• Hans Havermann, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2000

Crossrefs

Cf. A006990, A037151, A033932, A033933, A053709, A056752 (unsigned version with a different second term).

Extensions

Edited by Hans Havermann, Jul 23 2014