A108701 Values of n such that n^2-2 and n^2+2 are both prime.
3, 9, 15, 21, 33, 117, 237, 273, 303, 309, 387, 429, 441, 447, 513, 561, 573, 609, 807, 897, 1035, 1071, 1113, 1143, 1233, 1239, 1311, 1563, 1611, 1617, 1737, 1749, 1827, 1839, 1953, 2133, 2211, 2283, 2589, 2715, 2721, 2955, 3081, 3093, 3453, 3549, 3555, 3621, 3723, 3807
Offset: 1
Examples
21 is on the list since 21^2 - 2 = 439 and 21^2 + 2 = 443 are primes.
References
- David Wells, Prime Numbers, John Wiley and Sons, 2005, p. 219 (article:'Siamese primes')
Links
- Nathaniel Johnston, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..8750
- Raymond A. Beauregard and E. R. Suryanarayan, Square-plus-two primes, Mathematical Gazette 85(502) 90-1.
Programs
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Magma
[n: n in [3..3600 by 6] | IsPrime(n^2-2) and IsPrime(n^2+2)]; // Bruno Berselli, Apr 15 2011
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Maple
select(n -> isprime(n^2-2) and isprime(n^2+2), [seq(6*i+3,i=0..1000)]); # Robert Israel, Sep 11 2014
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Mathematica
Select[Range[5000], PrimeQ[#^2 - 2] && PrimeQ[#^2 + 2] &] (* Alonso del Arte, Sep 11 2014 *)
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PARI
is(n)=isprime(n^2-2)&&isprime(n^2+2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 02 2013
Extensions
Terms corrected by Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 11 2014
Comments