A172487 Lesser of twin primes in A172240.

3, 17, 29, 41, 71, 101, 137, 149, 191, 197, 239, 269, 281, 311, 419, 431, 461, 521, 569, 599, 617, 641, 659, 809, 821, 827, 857, 881, 1031, 1049, 1061, 1091, 1151, 1229, 1277, 1289, 1301, 1427, 1451, 1481, 1607, 1667, 1697, 1721, 1787, 1871, 1877, 1931, 1949, 1997

Offset: 1

Author

Giovanni Teofilatto, Nov 21 2010

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

For a(n) > 3, the first differences of the sequence are divisible by 6. (Is this a conjecture or a theorem?)

Crossrefs

Cf. A173176, A172240, A181669, A181602.

Programs

Maple

isA001359 := proc(p) isprime(p) and isprime(p+2) ; end proc:
isA000430 := proc(p) if isprime(p) then true; else if issqr(p) then isprime(sqrt(p)) ; else false; end if; end if; end proc:
isA181669 := proc(p) if isprime(p) and (p mod 6)= 5 then if numtheory[bigomega](p-1) =2 and  isA000430(p+2) then true; else false; end if;else false; end if ; end proc:
isA172240 := proc(n) isprime(n) and not isA181669(n) ; end proc:
isA172487 := proc(n) isA172240(n) and isA001359(n) ; end proc:
for n from 2 to 2000 do if isA172487(n) then printf("%d,",n) ; end if;end do:

Formula

A001359 INTERSECT A172240.