53113233473
This number is a prime.
5 3113233473
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E. Rowland proved that if you set a(1) = 7, and for
n ≥ 2, a(n) = a(n-1) +
gcd(n,a(n-1)); then a(n)
- a(n-1) (the "first differences") are all
either 1 or prime. The list of prime generated by this
formula begins 5, 3, 11, 3, 23, 3, 47, 3... (but it generates mostly 1s). [Caldwell]
Submitted: 2008-07-21 14:43:50; Last Modified: 2008-07-21 14:49:22.
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