A227031 Odd primes such that the previous prime is not the larger part of a twin prime pair.
3, 5, 13, 19, 29, 31, 41, 43, 53, 59, 61, 71, 73, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 109, 127, 131, 137, 139, 151, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 193, 199, 223, 227, 229, 239, 241, 257, 263, 269, 271, 281, 283, 307, 311, 313, 331, 337, 347, 349, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409, 419, 421
Offset: 1
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Examples
a(1) = 3 because 3 is prime and prevprime(3) - 2 = 2 - 2 = 0 is not prime, a(2) = 5 because 5 is prime and prevprime(5) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1 is not prime, a(3) = 13 because 13 is prime and prevprime(13) - 2 = 11 - 2 = 9 is composite.
Links
- Charles R Greathouse IV, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Programs
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Mathematica
Select[Prime[Range[2, 100]], Not[PrimeQ[NextPrime[#, -1] - 2]] &] (* Alonso del Arte, Jul 04 2013 *)
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PARI
is(n)=n>2 && !isprime(precprime(n-2)-2) && isprime(n) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 18 2014
Formula
a(n) ~ prime(n) ~ n log n. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 28 2013
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