S000651


Largest prime factor of 4^n - 3^n.

1, 7, 37, 7, 71, 37, 14197, 337, 6553, 181, 174659, 193, 500111, 14197, 601, 4241, 17050729021, 6553, 10814953, 8861, 8352709, 174659, 44483, 51361, 1440528320401, 500111, 36174709, 376853, 295324633, 2131, 687147718331, 4338014017, 496393931749, 17050729021

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S000651

We include the first term even though it is not prime. The n that produce prime 4^n - 3^n are in A059801.

T. D. Noe, Plot of 100 terms

T. D. Noe, Table of 100 terms

Eric W. Weisstein, MathWorld: Greatest Prime Factor

(Mma) Table[FactorInteger[4^n - 3^n][[-1, 1]], {n, 40}]

Cf. A059801, S000650-S000668.

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T. D. Noe, Jun 08 2015

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