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A286682 a(n) = A059784(n+1) - A059784(n)^2.

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%I A286682 #23 Jun 02 2025 12:21:57
%S A286682 1,4,12,4,22,12,114,4,138,142,2956,6388,5248,17532,96930,83782,1464,
%T A286682 897448,300832,26908
%N A286682 a(n) = A059784(n+1) - A059784(n)^2.
%C A286682 This sequence relates to A059784 just like A108739 relates to the Mills primes A051254.
%C A286682 That this leads to a Mills-like real constant C such that floor(C^2^n) is a prime number for any natural number n, requires a proof of Legendre's conjecture that there is always a prime between consecutive perfect squares.
%C A286682 a(18) and a(19) generate 96042- and 192083-decimal digit probable primes. - _Serge Batalov_, May 27 2024
%C A286682 a(20) generates a 384166-decimal digit probable prime. - _Serge Batalov_, May 27 2024
%e A286682 A059784(8) by construction can be written ((((((2^2 + 1)^2 + 4)^2 + 12)^2 + 4)^2 + 22)^2 + 12)^2 + 114. Taking out the addends gives 1, 4, 12, 4, 22, 12, 114 which lists the first seven terms of this sequence.
%t A286682 Map[#2 - #1^2 & @@ # &, Partition[NestList[NextPrime[#^2] &, 2, 12], 2, 1]] (* _Michael De Vlieger_, May 12 2017 *)
%o A286682 (PARI) p=2;while(1,a=nextprime(p^2);print1(a-p^2,", ");p=a)
%Y A286682 Cf. A059784, A108739, A051254.
%K A286682 nonn,hard,more
%O A286682 1,2
%A A286682 _Jeppe Stig Nielsen_, May 12 2017
%E A286682 a(14)-a(17) from _Serge Batalov_, May 26 2024
%E A286682 a(18)-a(20) from _Serge Batalov_, May 27 2024