A219047 Numbers k such that 3^k - 28 is prime.

4, 6, 10, 15, 22, 24, 27, 35, 63, 91, 95, 96, 124, 132, 220, 280, 338, 372, 432, 568, 692, 738, 1144, 1168, 1698, 2080, 2138, 2710, 2895, 2984, 3536, 3816, 4462, 4972, 6588, 6666, 10350, 58991, 68854, 145806, 163500, 196192

Offset: 1

Author

Nicolas M. Perrault, Nov 10 2012

Keywords

• nonn
• more

Comments

a(43) > 2*10^5. - Robert Price, Dec 10 2013

Examples

			3^4 - 28 = 53 (prime), so 4 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 - 28], Print[n]], {n, 10000}]

PARI

is(n)=isprime(3^n-28) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 17 2017

Extensions

a(37)-a(42) from Robert Price, Dec 10 2013