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A119563 Define F(n) = 2^(2^n)+1 = n-th Fermat number, M(n) = 2^n-1 = the n-th Mersenne number. Then a(n) = F(n)+M(n)-1 = 2^(2^n) + 2^n - 1. +0
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2, 5, 19, 263, 65551, 4294967327, 18446744073709551679, 340282366920938463463374607431768211583, 115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129640191 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENT

The first 5 entries are primes. Are there infinitely many primes in this sequence?

FORMULA

a(n) = A119561(n)-2=A000215(n)+A000225(n)-1. - R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Apr 22 2007

EXAMPLE

F(2) = 2^(2^2)+1 = 17, M(2) = 2^2-1 = 3, F(2)+ M(2) - 1 = 19

PROGRAM

(PARI) fm3(n) = for(x=0, n, y=2^(2^x)+2^x-1; print1(y", "))

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A080280 A055813 A119550 this_sequence A059079 A136900 A136898

Adjacent sequences: A119560 A119561 A119562 this_sequence A119564 A119565 A119566

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Cino Hilliard (hillcino368(AT)gmail.com), May 31 2006

EXTENSIONS

Edited by njas, Jun 03 2006

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