ROSECODE 280
Champions
Consider the sequence S(n) defined by:
The first values are:
We calculate the vector of first differences :
Then, we select in this vector each value greater than all the previous ones:
Find the 32nd element of this sequence.
You are given:
- M(1) = 2
- M(2) = 3
- M(10) = 2659
[My timing: 7 min] // Some solvers found it under 1 min.
There is a fascinating conjecture about this sequence of champions:
Each champion is the larger prime of a twin pair of primes
We calculate the vector of first differences
Then, we select in this vector each value greater than all the previous ones:
Find the 32nd element of this sequence.
You are given:
- M(1) = 2
- M(2) = 3
- M(10) = 2659
[My timing: 7 min] // Some solvers found it under 1 min.
There is a fascinating conjecture about this sequence of champions:
Each champion is the larger prime of a twin pair of primes