A301580 a(n) is the number of positive integers between successive Mersenne primes.
3, 23, 95, 8063, 122879, 393215, 2146959359, 2305843007066210303, 618970017336847128235868159, 162258657859193720701440560726015, 170141021201192402518323912137873817599
Offset: 1
Keywords
Examples
a(2) = 23 because there are 23 positive integers between successive Mersenne primes 7 and 31.
Links
- Caldwell and Honaker, 61897...68159 (27-digits), Prime Curios!
Programs
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Mathematica
-1 + Differences@ Array[2^MersennePrimeExponent[#] - 1 &, 12] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 21 2018 *)
Formula
a(n) = A139231(n) - 1. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 23 2018