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A119860 Greater of the twin primes formed by 8x^4-1 and 8x^4+1 where x is a multiple of 3. +0
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253125001, 10871635969, 14688294409, 168573727369, 196730062849, 248935680001, 528593507209, 759035205001, 956311308289, 1602486789769, 2451216826369, 9613393373449, 18132940558729, 60600405623689 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

3,1

COMMENT

Theorem: 8x^4-1 and 8x^4+1 can both be prime iff x = 3m for some integer m. Proof: If x != 3m then x=3m+1 or x=3m+2. If x = 3m+1, then 8x^4+1 = 8(81*m^4 + 108*m^3 + 54*m^2 + 12*m)+8+1 = 3H for some H. If x = 3m+2, then 8x^4+1 = 8(81*m^4 + 216*m^3 + 216*m^2 + 96*m)+128+1 = 3H for some H. Since 8x^4+1 cannot be prime for x != 3m for all m, it follows that 8x^4-1 and 8x^4+1 can both be prime only if x = 3m for some m. A proof that this sequence is infinite would be good to have.

EXAMPLE

For x=75 8x^4-1 = 253124999 prime, 8x^4-1+1 = 253125001 prime so 253125001 is

the first entry.

PROGRAM

(PARI) twin8k3(n) = {local(a, b, c, x); c=0; forstep(x=3, n, 3, a=8*x^4-1; b=8*x^4+1; if(ispseudoprime(a)&ispseudoprime(b), c++; print1(b", "); ); ); print(); print(c) }

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A033626 A015393 A119859 this_sequence A125576 A011578 A122969

Adjacent sequences: A119857 A119858 A119859 this_sequence A119861 A119862 A119863

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

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

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