S000650


Largest prime factor of 3^n - 2^n.

1, 5, 19, 13, 211, 19, 71, 97, 1009, 211, 331, 61, 29927, 463, 3571, 401, 129009091, 1009, 745181, 4621, 6217, 35839, 2002867877, 5521, 39756701, 29927, 397760329, 369181, 68629840493971, 3571, 617671248800299, 14177, 24939553, 129009091, 18906721, 1009

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S000650

We include the first term even though it is not prime. The n that produce prime 3^n - 2^n are in A057468.

T. D. Noe, Plot of 100 terms

T. D. Noe, Table of 100 terms

Eric W. Weisstein, MathWorld: Greatest Prime Factor

(Mma) Table[FactorInteger[3^n - 2^n][[-1, 1]], {n, 40}]

Cf. A057468, S000651-S000668.

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T. D. Noe, Jun 08 2015

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