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A105308 Indices n of primes p(n), p(n+2) such that p(n)-1 and p(n+2)-1 have the same largest prime factor. +0
2
4, 6, 11, 45, 1408, 13313, 41752, 142122836 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

2,1

COMMENT

These numbers are rare. Are they finite? Proof?

EXAMPLE

The prime factors of prime(45)-1 = 2, 2, 7, 7

the prime factors of prime(47)-1 = 2, 3, 5, 7

and 7 is the common largest factor.

MATHEMATICA

t = {0, 0, 0}; Do[ t = {t[[2]], t[[3]], FactorInteger[ Prime[n + 2] - 1][[ -1, 1]]}; If[ t[[1]] == t[[3]], Print[n]], {n, 195000000}] (from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(AT)rgwv.com), Jun 04 2005)

PROGRAM

(PARI) \prime indices such that gd of prime(x)+ k and prime(x+m) + k are equal divpm1(n, m, k) = { local(x, l1, l2, v1, v2); for(x=2, n, v1 = ifactor(prime(x)+ k); v2 = ifactor(prime(x+m)+k); l1 = length(v1); l2 = length(v2); if(v1[l1] == v2[l2], print1(x", ") ) ) } ifactor(n) = \Vector of the prime factors of n { local(f, j, k, flist); flist=[]; f=Vec(factor(n)); for(j=1, length(f[1]), for(k = 1, f[2][j], flist = concat(flist, f[1][j]) ); ); return(flist) }

CROSSREFS

Cf. A105404.

Adjacent sequences: A105305 A105306 A105307 this_sequence A105309 A105310 A105311

Sequence in context: A047811 A091280 A066155 this_sequence A116983 A078426 A114413

KEYWORD

more,nonn

AUTHOR

Cino Hilliard (hillcino368(AT)gmail.com), May 01 2005

EXTENSIONS

a(8) from Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(AT)rgwv.com), Jun 04 2005

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