A219040 Numbers k such that 3^k + 20 is prime.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 44, 55, 68, 71, 80, 123, 158, 213, 220, 272, 668, 725, 885, 1132, 1677, 2056, 2618, 3130, 3986, 6027, 8660, 11582, 12278, 14054, 62956, 103431, 120434, 123890, 181407

Offset: 1

Author

Nicolas M. Perrault, Nov 10 2012

Keywords

• nonn
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Comments

a(40) > 2*10^5. - Robert Price, Oct 20 2013

Examples

			3^3 + 20 = 47 (prime), so 3 is in the sequence.
		

Crossrefs

Cf. Sequences of numbers k such that 3^k + m is prime:

(m = 2) A051783, (m = -2) A014224, (m = 4) A058958, (m = -4) A058959,

(m = 8) A217136, (m = -8) A217135, (m = 10) A217137, (m = -10) A217347,

(m = 14) A219035, (m = -14) A219038, (m = 16) A205647, (m = -16) A219039,

(m = 20) A219040, (m = -20) A219041, (m = 22) A219042, (m = -22) A219043,

(m = 26) A219044, (m = -26) A219045, (m = 28) A219046, (m = -28) A219047,

(m = 32) A219048, (m = -32) A219049, (m = 34) A219050, (m = -34) A219051. Note that if m is a multiple of 3, 3^k + m is also a multiple of 3 (for k greater than 0), and as such isn't prime.

Programs

Mathematica

Do[If[PrimeQ[3^n + 20], Print[n]], {n, 10000}]

PARI

is(n)=isprime(3^n+20) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 17 2017

Extensions

a(32)-a(39) from Robert Price, Oct 20 2013