A176049 Primes of the form n!*(n+1)!*(n+2)! - 1 or n!*(n+1)!*(n+2)! + 1.
3, 11, 13, 2073601, 146313215999, 52563198423859200001, 709885457731229765106401279999999, 15120395453651827088974983182763034097693491200000000001
Offset: 1
Examples
a(2) = 11 because 1!*(1+1)!*(1+2)! - 1 = 11 is prime. a(4) = 2073601 because 4!*(4+1)!*(4+2)! + 1 = 2073601 is prime. a(7) because 13!*(13+1)!*(13+2)! - 1 = 709885457731229765106401279999999 is prime.
Programs
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Mathematica
Select[Union[Flatten[Times@@#+{1,-1}&/@Partition[Range[0,30]!,3,1]]], PrimeQ] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 05 2013 *)
Extensions
a(8) from R. J. Mathar, Oct 03 2010
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