A222588 Composites of the form 2^n-1 or 2^n+1 that are non-multiples of 3.
65, 511, 1025, 2047, 4097, 16385, 32767, 262145, 1048577, 2097151, 4194305, 8388607, 16777217, 33554431, 67108865, 134217727, 268435457, 536870911, 1073741825, 4294967297, 8589934591, 17179869185, 34359738367, 68719476737, 137438953471, 274877906945
Offset: 0
Examples
31 = 2^5-1 is prime and thus not a member of the sequence. 65 = 2^6+1 has 2 proper divisors, 5 and 13, thus is a(0) in the sequence.
References
- Oystein Ore, Number Theory and Its History, McGraw-Hill, 1948, reprinted 1988, section 4-7, pp 69-75.
Links
- Wikipedia, Mersenne number
- Wikipedia, Fermat number
- George Woltman, GIMPS
Programs
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Mathematica
t = 2^Range[50]; u = Union[t - 1, t + 1]; Select[u, # > 1 && Mod[#, 3] != 0 && ! PrimeQ[#] &] (* T. D. Noe, Feb 26 2013 *)
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