A133234 a(n) is least semiprime (not already in list) such that no 3-term subset forms an arithmetic progression.
4, 6, 9, 10, 15, 22, 25, 33, 39, 49, 55, 58, 82, 86, 87, 93, 111, 118, 121, 122, 134, 145, 185, 194, 201, 202, 206, 215, 237, 247, 274, 287, 298, 299, 303, 305, 314, 334, 335, 358, 362, 386, 446, 447, 454, 471, 482, 497, 502, 527, 529, 537, 553, 554, 562, 614
Offset: 1
Programs
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Mathematica
NextSemiprime[n_] := Block[{c = n + 1, f = 0}, While[Plus @@ Last /@ FactorInteger[c] != 2, c++ ]; c ]; f[l_List] := Block[{c, f = 0}, c = If[l == {}, 2, l[[ -1]]]; While[f == 0, c = NextSemiprime[c]; If[Intersection[l, l - (c - l)] == {}, f = 1]; ]; Append[l, c] ]; Nest[f, {}, 100] (* Ray Chandler, Nov 10 2007 *)
Formula
a(1) = 4, a(2) = 6, a(n) = smallest semiprime such that there is no i < j < n with a(n) - a(j) = a(j) - a(i).
Extensions
More terms from Ray Chandler, Nov 10 2007
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