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A096101 a(1) = 1; for n > 1: a(n) = smallest number >1 such that product of any two or more successive terms - 1 is prime. +0
2
1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 170, 46600, 1901907, 65157236 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENT

Next term > 20000000 if it exists.

EXAMPLE

a(2) is not 2 since 1*2-1 = 1 is not prime, but 1*3-1 = 2 is prime, hence a(2) = 3. a(6) is not 2 since 2*2*2*2-1 = 15 is not prime, but 2*3-1 = 5, 2*2*3-1 = 11, 2*2*2*3-1 = 23, 3*2*2*2*3-1 = 71 are all prime, hence a(6) = 3.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A096100.

Sequence in context: A141070 A163751 A067279 this_sequence A104890 A064123 A024703

Adjacent sequences: A096098 A096099 A096100 this_sequence A096102 A096103 A096104

KEYWORD

more,nonn

AUTHOR

Amarnath Murthy (amarnath_murthy(AT)yahoo.com), Jun 24 2004

EXTENSIONS

Edited and extended by Klaus Brockhaus (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Jul 05 2004

a(10) from Donovan Johnson (donovan.johnson(AT)yahoo.com), Apr 22 2008

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