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Numbers n such that 9^n - 8^n is prime or a strong pseudoprime.
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#21 by Charles R Greathouse IV at Tue Jun 13 16:39:39 EDT 2017
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#20 by Charles R Greathouse IV at Tue Jun 13 16:39:31 EDT 2017
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(PARI) is(n)=ispseudoprime(9^n-8^n) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 13 2017

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#19 by N. J. A. Sloane at Sat Oct 17 07:48:36 EDT 2015
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Numbers n such that 9^n - 8^n is prime or a strong pseudo-primepseudoprime.

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#18 by Jon E. Schoenfield at Mon Mar 02 22:45:44 EST 2015
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#17 by Jon E. Schoenfield at Mon Mar 02 22:45:42 EST 2015
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In general, for any positive integers n, a and b, a>b, a necessary condition for a^n-b^n to be prime is that either a-b=1 and n be a prime or n=1 and a-b be prime (from Arturo Magidin and Hagman in Sci.Math, Sep 11, 2010). [_- _Vincenzo Librandi_, Sep 12 2010]

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#16 by M. F. Hasler at Sat Sep 21 10:52:03 EDT 2013
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#15 by M. F. Hasler at Sat Sep 21 10:51:11 EDT 2013
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Numbers n such that 9^n - 8^n is prime or a strong pseudo-prime.

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In general, for any positive integers n, a and b, a>b, a necessary condition for a^n-b^n to be prime is that either a-b=1 and n be a prime or n=1 and a-b be prime (from Arturo Magidin and Hagman in Sci.Math, Sep 11 , 2010). [Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 12 2010]

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#14 by T. D. Noe at Mon Sep 02 20:59:22 EDT 2013
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#13 by Jon E. Schoenfield at Mon Sep 02 20:23:12 EDT 2013
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#12 by Jon E. Schoenfield at Mon Sep 02 20:23:10 EDT 2013
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_Mike Oakes (Mikeoakes2(AT)aol.com), _, Feb 23 2001

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