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Search: id:A106275
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| A106275 |
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Numbers n for which the absolute value of the discriminant of the polynomial x^n - x^(n-1) -...- x - 1 is a prime times 2^k for some k >=0. |
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| 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 26, 99, 158, 405
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENT
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This polynomial is the characteristic polynomial of the Fibonacci and Lucas n-step recursions. Are the n-step recursions different -- in some way -- for the values of n that yield a prime*2^k discriminant? No other n < 10000.
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LINKS
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Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Fibonacci n-Step
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A106273 (discriminant of the polynomial x^n-x^(n-1)-...-x-1).
Sequence in context: A024644 A010354 A070759 this_sequence A031054 A153687 A142594
Adjacent sequences: A106272 A106273 A106274 this_sequence A106276 A106277 A106278
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KEYWORD
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hard,more,nonn
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AUTHOR
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T. D. Noe (noe(AT)sspectra.com), May 02 2005
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