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A251728
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Semiprimes p*q for which p <= q < p^2.
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14
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4, 6, 9, 15, 21, 25, 35, 49, 55, 65, 77, 85, 91, 95, 115, 119, 121, 133, 143, 161, 169, 187, 203, 209, 217, 221, 247, 253, 259, 287, 289, 299, 301, 319, 323, 329, 341, 361, 377, 391, 403, 407, 437, 451, 473, 481, 493, 517, 527, 529, 533, 551, 559, 583, 589, 611, 629, 649, 667, 671, 689, 697, 703
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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Semiprimes p*q for which there exists r <= q such that r^k <= p <= q < r^(k+1), for some k >= 1, i.e., semiprimes whose both prime factors fit inside a semiopen range of two consecutive powers of some natural number r which itself is not greater than the larger prime factor. If such r exists, then it must be <= p (the smaller prime factor of n), which forces q to be less than p^2. On the other hand, when p <= q < p^2, then setting r = p and k = 1 satisfies the equation r^k <= p <= q < r^(k+1).
Assuming that A054272(n), the number of primes in interval [p(n), p(n)^2], is nondecreasing (implied for example if Legendre's or Brocard's conjecture is true), it follows that for any a(n), A003961(a(n)) is also in sequence. In other words, whenever prime(i)*prime(j) is in the sequence, then so is also prime(i+1)*prime(j+1).
From above would follow also that these are all the "settled semiprimes" that occur in a square array A083221 constructed from the sieve of Eratosthenes, from the level A251719 downward. Furthermore, this sequence would then be an infinite disjoint union of sequences of A003961-iterates starting from the initial values given in A251724.
See also the comments in the complementary sequence of semiprimes, A138511.
Composite numbers n with all prime factors greater than the cube root of n. - Doug Bell, Oct 27 2015
If "p <= q" in the definition were changed to "p < q" then the squares of primes (A001248) would be removed, yielding A138109. - Jon E. Schoenfield, Dec 27 2022
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FORMULA
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MATHEMATICA
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fQ[n_] := Block[{pf = FactorInteger@ n, p, q}, p = pf[[1, 1]]; q = pf[[-1, 1]]; And[p <= q < p^2, PrimeOmega@ n == 2]]; Select[Range@ 720, fQ] (* Michael De Vlieger, Oct 27 2015 *)
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PROG
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(Scheme, with Antti Karttunen's IntSeq-library, two alternative definitions)
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a251728 n = a251728_list !! (n-1)
a251728_list = filter f [1..] where
f x = q < p ^ 2 && a010051' q == 1
where q = div x p; p = a020639 x
(PARI) lista(nn) = forcomposite(n=1, nn, my(f = factor(n)); if (#select(x->(x > n^(1/3)), f[, 1]) == #f~, print1(n, ", "))); \\ Michel Marcus, Oct 27 2015
(PARI) list(lim)=my(v=List()); forprime(q=2, sqrtnint((lim\1)^2, 3), forprime(p=sqrtint(q)+1, min(q, lim\q), listput(v, p*q))); Set(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 27 2015
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CROSSREFS
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A251724 after the initial 2 is a subsequence.
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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