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%I A332173 #10 Feb 11 2020 08:26:35
%S A332173 3,737,77377,7773777,777737777,77777377777,7777773777777,
%T A332173 777777737777777,77777777377777777,7777777773777777777,
%U A332173 777777777737777777777,77777777777377777777777,7777777777773777777777777,777777777777737777777777777,77777777777777377777777777777,7777777777777773777777777777777
%N A332173 a(n) = 7*(10^(2n+1)-1)/9 - 4*10^n.
%C A332173 According to M. Kamada, n = 0 and n = 2 are the only indices of a prime up to n = 2*10^4.
%H A332173 Makoto Kamada, Factorization of 77...77377...77, updated Dec 11 2018.
%H A332173 Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (111,-1110,1000).
%F A332173 a(n) = 7*A138148(n) + 3*10^n.
%F A332173 G.f.: (1 + 404*x - 1100*x^2)/((1 - x)*(1 - 10*x)*(1 - 100*x)).
%F A332173 a(n) = 111*a(n-1) - 1110*a(n-2) + 1000*a(n-3) for n>2.
%p A332173 A332173 := n -> 7*(10^(n*2+1)-1)/9 - 4*10^n;
%t A332173 Array[7 (10^(2 # + 1) - 1)/9 - 4*10^# &, 15, 0]
%o A332173 (PARI) apply( {A332173(n)=10^(n*2+1)\9*7-4*10^n}, [0..15])
%o A332173 (Python) def A332173(n): return 10**(n*2+1)//9*7-4*10^n
%Y A332173 Cf. A138148 (cyclops numbers with binary digits only).
%Y A332173 Cf. A002275 (repunits R_n = (10^n-1)/9), A002281 (7*R_n), A011557 (10^n).
%Y A332173 Cf. A332171 .. A332179 (variants with different middle digit 1, ..., 9).
%K A332173 nonn,base,easy
%O A332173 0,1
%A A332173 _M. F. Hasler_, Feb 06 2020
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