A038599 - OEIS

A038599

Numbers k such that k^3 - 2 is prime.

9, 15, 19, 27, 31, 37, 67, 91, 99, 109, 121, 129, 135, 145, 151, 165, 187, 189, 201, 207, 211, 217, 241, 259, 265, 267, 277, 279, 289, 319, 355, 357, 367, 369, 387, 391, 411, 417, 427, 435, 439, 445, 457, 459, 477, 489, 511, 525, 549, 555, 561, 615, 619, 621

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OFFSET

1,1

LINKS

Nathaniel Johnston, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

FORMULA

a(n) = (A038600(n)+2)^(1/3). - Zak Seidov, May 10 2016

EXAMPLE

15^3 - 2 = 3373 is prime, so 15 is in the sequence.

MATHEMATICA

a[n_]:=n^x-y; lst={}; x=3; y=2; Do[If[PrimeQ[a[n]], AppendTo[lst, n]], {n, 0, 6!}]; lst (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 03 2009 *)

Select[Range@ 640, PrimeQ[#^3 - 2] &] (* Michael De Vlieger, May 10 2016 *)