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== Handy hint ==
== Handy hints ==


Handy optimization hint: Terms in position n that is a prime number are '''always''' the nth prime raised to the (n-1)th power. E.G.
Handy optimization hints: Terms in position n that is a prime number are '''always''' the nth prime raised to the (n-1)th power. E.G.


# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Term 11 is 31^10 == 819628286980801.
Term 11 is 31^10 == 819628286980801.


and so on.
and so on. --[[User:Thundergnat|Thundergnat]] ([[User talk:Thundergnat|talk]]) 18:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Non prime odd terms are '''always''' a square number. --[[User:Thundergnat|Thundergnat]] ([[User talk:Thundergnat|talk]]) 18:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

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Handy hints

Handy optimization hints: Terms in position n that is a prime number are always the nth prime raised to the (n-1)th power. E.G.

     # 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11
primes 2  3  5  7 11 13 17 19 23  29  31
   Term 7  is 17^6  == 24137569. 
   Term 11 is 31^10 == 819628286980801.

and so on.

Non prime odd terms are always a square number. --Thundergnat (talk) 18:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)