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A062572
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Numbers k such that 6^k - 5^k is prime.
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110
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2, 5, 11, 13, 23, 61, 83, 421, 1039, 1511, 31237, 60413, 113177, 135647, 258413
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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The 809- and 1176-digit numbers associated with the terms 1039 and 1511 have been certified prime with Primo. - Rick L. Shepherd, Nov 15 2002
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LINKS
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EXAMPLE
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2 is in the sequence because 6^2 - 5^2 = 36 - 25 = 11, which is prime.
3 is not in the sequence because 6^3 - 5^3 = 216 - 125 = 91 = 7 * 13, which is not prime.
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MATHEMATICA
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Select[Range[1000], PrimeQ[6^# - 5^#] &] (* Alonso del Arte, Sep 04 2013 *)
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PROG
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,hard,more
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AUTHOR
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EXTENSIONS
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Two more terms (31237 and 60413) found by Predrag Minovic in 2004 corresponding to probable primes with 24308 and 47011 digits. Jean-Louis Charton, Oct 06 2010
Two more terms (113177 and 135647) found by Jean-Louis Charton in 2009 corresponding to probable primes with 88069 and 105554 digits. Jean-Louis Charton, Oct 13 2010
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STATUS
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approved
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