A354168 - OEIS

A354168

Let M_p = 2^p-1 be a Mersenne prime, where p is an odd prime. Sequence lists p such that b_{p-2} == -2^((p+1)/2) mod M_p, where {b_k} is defined in the Comments.

7, 17, 19, 89, 107, 521, 607, 1279, 2281, 3217, 4423, 9689, 11213, 21701, 44497, 216091, 859433, 1257787, 24036583, 30402457, 32582657, 42643801, 57885161, 74207281, 82589933

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

Let M_p = 2^p-1 (not necessarily a prime) where p is an odd prime, and define b_1 = 4; b_k = b_{k-1}^2 - 2 (mod M_p) for k >= 2.

The Lucas-Lehmer theorem says that M_p is a prime iff b_{p-1} == 0 (mod M_p).

Furthermore, if M_p is a prime, then b_{p-2} is congruent to +- 2^((p+1)/2) (mod M_p).

This partitions the Mersenne prime exponents A000043 into two classes, listed here and in A354167.

REFERENCES

J. B. Cosgrave, A Mersenne-Wieferich Odyssey, Manuscript, May 2022. See Section 16.1.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..25.