A379987 Numbers k such that (35^k + 2^k)/37 is prime.

5, 1217, 2029, 5171, 5651, 23633, 41179, 71069

Offset: 1

Author

Robert Price, Jan 07 2025

Keywords

• nonn
• hard
• more

Comments

The definition implies that k must be a prime.

a(9) > 10^5.

Links

• P. Bourdelais, A Generalized Repunit Conjecture.
• J. Brillhart et al., Factorizations of b^n +- 1, Contemporary Mathematics, Vol. 22, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 3rd edition, 2002.
• H. Dubner and T. Granlund, Primes of the Form (b^n+1)/(b+1), J. Integer Sequences, 3 (2000), #P00.2.7.
• H. Lifchitz, Mersenne and Fermat primes field
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Repunit.

Crossrefs

Cf. A057187, A057188, A062587, A062589, A127996, A127997, A128344, A204940, A217320, A225807, A228922, A229542, A375161, A375236, A377031, A377856.

Programs

Mathematica

Select[Prime[Range[10000]], PrimeQ[(35^# + 2^#)/37] &]