A242488 Triangle read by rows in which row n lists numbers k such that the greatest prime factor of k^2 - 2 is A038873(n), the n-th prime not congruent to 3 or 5 mod 8.
2, 3, 4, 10, 6, 11, 45, 108, 5, 18, 28, 74, 156, 235, 8, 23, 39, 116, 1201, 17, 24, 58, 147, 304, 550, 2272, 390050, 7, 40, 54, 87, 101, 181, 557, 1558, 43764, 314766, 12, 59, 130, 225, 414, 1077, 1124, 2686, 3420, 4035, 32, 41, 178, 333, 698, 844, 1638, 4567, 15362, 364384
Offset: 1
Examples
Triangle of numbers k such that p is the greatest prime factor of k^2 - 2: p\k | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | >= 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | | | | | 17 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 108 | | | | 23 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 74 | 156 | 235 | | 31 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 116 | 1201 | | | 41 | 17 | 24 | 58 | 147 | 304 | 550 | 2272 | 390050; 47 | 7 | 40 | 54 | 87 | 101 | 181 | 557 | 1558, 43764, 314766; 71 | 12 | 59 | 130 | 225 | 414 | 1077 | 1124 | 2686, 3420, 4035; 73 | 32 | 41 | 178 | 333 | 698 | 844 | 1638 | 4567, 15362, 364384; ... 6 is a term of row 3 because (6^2 - 2)/17 = 2 and 2 < 17; 11 is a term of row 3 because (11^2 - 2)/17 = 7 and 7 < 17; 45 is a term of row 3 because (45^2 - 2)/17^2 = 7 and 7 < 17; 108 is a term of row 3 because (108^2 - 2)/17 = 686 = 2*7^3 and 7 < 17.
Links
- Andrew Howroyd, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..536 (first 21 rows for primes up to 199)
- Filip Najman, Smooth values of some quadratic polynomials, Glasnik Matematicki Series III 45 (2010), pp. 347-355.
- Filip Najman, List of Publications Page (Adjacent to entry number 7 are links with a data file for the first 21 rows of this sequence).
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Converted to triangle by Andrew Howroyd, Dec 22 2024
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