Carol number
A Carol number is an integer of the form or equivalently, The first few Carol numbers are: −1, 7, 47, 223, 959, 3967, 16127, 65023, 261119, 1046527 (sequence A093112 in the OEIS).
The numbers were first studied by Cletus Emmanuel, who named them after a friend, Carol G. Kirnon.[1][2]
Binary representation
For n > 2, the binary representation of the n-th Carol number is n − 2 consecutive ones, a single zero in the middle, and n + 1 more consecutive ones, or to put it algebraically,
For example, 47 is 101111 in binary, 223 is 11011111, etc. The difference between the 2n-th Mersenne number and the n-th Carol number is . This gives yet another equivalent expression for Carol numbers, . The difference between the n-th Kynea number and the n-th Carol number is the (n + 2)th power of two.
Primes and modular relations
Unsolved problem in mathematics: Are there infinitely many Carol primes? (more unsolved problems in mathematics) |
Starting with 7, every third Carol number is a multiple of 7. Thus, for a Carol number to also be a prime number, its index n cannot be of the form 3x + 2 for x > 0. The first few Carol numbers that are also prime are 7, 47, 223, 3967, 16127 (these are listed in Sloane's OEIS: A091516).
The 7th Carol number and 5th Carol prime, 16127, is also a prime when its digits are reversed, so it is the smallest Carol emirp.[3] The 12th Carol number and 7th Carol prime, 16769023, is also a Carol emirp.[4]
As of April 2020, the largest known prime Carol number has index n = 695631, which has 418812 digits.[5][6] It was found by Mark Rodenkirch in July 2016 using the programs CKSieve and PrimeFormGW. [7] It is the 44th Carol prime.
References
- Cletus Emmanuel at Prime Pages
- Message to Yahoo primenumbers group from Cletus Emmanuel
- Prime Curios 16127 at Prime Pages
- Prime Curios 16769023 at Prime Pages
- Entry for 695631st Carol number at Prime Pages
- Carol and Kynea Prime Search by Mark Rodenkirch
- Carol / Kynea Primes