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a(n) = the least positive integer k such that (k+1)(k+2)...(k+n) + 1 is prime, if such k exists; otherwise, = 0.

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	OFFSET	`1,3`
	COMMENT	`(k+1)(k+2)(k+3)(k+4) + 1 = (k^2 + 5x + 5)^2, which is never prime. Hence a(4) = 0. Is this the only zero term? - Benoit Cloitre, Jan 16, 2003`
	EXAMPLE	`k=2 is the least positive integer such that (k+1)(k+2)(k+3) + 1 is prime, so a(3) = 2.`
	CROSSREFS	`Sequence in context: A022830 A035663 A117192 this_sequence A029906 A094907 A158380` `Adjacent sequences: A078726 A078727 A078728 this_sequence A078730 A078731 A078732`
	KEYWORD	`nonn`
	AUTHOR	`Joseph L. Pe (joseph_l_pe(AT)hotmail.com), Jan 08 2003`
	EXTENSIONS	`More terms from Benoit Cloitre, Jan 16, 2003`

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