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.

A159585

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) =4a(2) =10a(3) =4a(4) =46a(5) =22a(6) =16a(7) =46a(8) =66a(9) =136a(10) =166a(11) =124a(12) =636a(13) =550a(14) =1474a(15) =3066a(16) =1656a(17) =1816a(18) =3708a(19) =9436a(20) =1746a(21) =3696a(22) =11262a(23) =40138a(24) =25900a(25) =20808a(26) =60340a(27) =58818

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