A157480 a(n) = least prime p such that p + prime(n) is a square.
2, 13, 11, 2, 5, 3, 19, 17, 2, 7, 5, 107, 23, 101, 2, 11, 5, 3, 257, 29, 71, 2, 17, 11, 3, 43, 41, 37, 467, 31, 17, 13, 7, 5, 47, 173, 167, 1601, 2, 23, 17, 719, 5, 3, 59, 701, 113, 2, 29, 347, 23, 17, 83, 5, 67, 61, 131, 53, 47, 43, 41, 31, 17, 13, 11, 7, 569, 239, 53, 227, 47, 2
Offset: 1
Keywords
Examples
The difference between prime 3 and the square 16 is 13 which is prime and in the sequence.
Links
- Zak Seidov, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Programs
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Mathematica
Table[p=Prime[n];b=Ceiling[Sqrt[p]];While[!PrimeQ[x=b^2-p],b++];x,{n,72}]
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PARI
g(n)= c=0;forprime(x=2,n,for(k=1,n^2,if(issquare(x+k)&&isprime(k), print1(k",");c++;break)));c
Extensions
Better definition and Mma program from Zak Seidov, Mar 14 2013
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