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answer type

Numerical

is multiple answer

false

language

English

question

For a positive integer

a

, define a sequence of integers

x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots

by letting

x_{1}=a

and

x_{n+1}=2 x_{n}+1

for

n \geq 1

. Let

y_{n}=2^{x_{n}}-1

. Determine the largest possible

k

such that, for some positive integer

a

, the numbers

y_{1}, \ldots, y_{k}

are all prime.

Plain-text mathematical notation (without MathML)

For a positive integer a, define a sequence of integers x₁,x₂,… by letting x₁=a and x_(n+1)=2x_(n)+1 for n≥1. Let y_(n)=2^(x_(n))−1. Determine the largest possible k such that, for some positive integer a, the numbers y₁,…,y_(k) are all prime.

Original LaTeX notation

For a positive integer $a$, define a sequence of integers $x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots$ by letting $x_{1}=a$ and $x_{n+1}=2 x_{n}+1$ for $n \geq 1$. Let $y_{n}=2^{x_{n}}-1$. Determine the largest possible $k$ such that, for some positive integer $a$, the numbers $y_{1}, \ldots, y_{k}$ are all prime.

question type

Open-ended

subject

Math

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Source and history

upstream_id / Original problem ID: 1631
task_id: 273cf6cd-be5d-51a6-806c-29a475905f3f
task_key: OE~5fTO~5fmaths~5fen~5fCOMP--train--1631
task_revision_id: 1
config / split: OE_TO_maths_en_COMP / train

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