Nearest k to j such that k*(2^j-1)-1 is prime where j=A000043(n) and 2^j-1 = Mersenne-prime(n) = A000668(n). If there are two k values equidistant from j, each of which produces a prime, the larger of the two gets added to the sequence.

A101416

Nearest k to j such that k*(2^j-1)-1 is prime where j=A000043(n) and 2^j-1 = Mersenne-prime(n) = A000668(n). If there are two k values equidistant from j, each of which produces a prime, the larger of the two gets added to the sequence.

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    a(0) =2a(1) =2a(2) =2a(3) =6a(4) =20a(5) =14a(6) =32a(7) =90a(8) =72a(9) =80a(10) =230a(11) =80a(12) =560a(13) =740a(14) =1542a(15) =1782a(16) =450a(17) =828a(18) =2562a(19) =3936a(20) =12474a(21) =9288a(22) =10224a(23) =16022a(24) =11088a(25) =31034a(26) =53972a(27) =92372

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