A078584 a(n) = prime(2n) - prime(2n-1).
1, 2, 2, 2, 6, 6, 2, 6, 2, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 6, 6, 2, 2, 2, 12, 2, 6, 10, 6, 2, 4, 10, 4, 4, 6, 2, 6, 6, 4, 8, 8, 2, 2, 4, 8, 2, 12, 4, 4, 12, 18, 10, 6, 6, 6, 2, 6, 2, 10, 4, 6, 12, 6, 10, 10, 6, 4, 6, 8, 14, 12, 10, 4, 10, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 10, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 10, 10, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 22, 10
Offset: 1
Examples
a(4)=6 as a_o(5)=58 - a_e(5)=71 is 13 and a_o(4)=35 - a_e(4)=42 is 7 and the difference is 6.
Programs
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Mathematica
Table[ Prime[2n] - Prime[2n - 1], {n, 100}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, May 29 2004 *)
Extensions
Edited by N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 15 2008 at the suggestion of R. J. Mathar
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