S000655


Largest prime factor of 6^n - 5^n.

1, 11, 13, 61, 4651, 31, 6959, 113, 127, 4651, 313968931, 1021, 11839990891, 6959, 1038811, 2070241, 651169, 35281, 3090503945981, 6361, 44647, 313968931, 777809294098524691, 1249, 6048648636003601, 11839990891, 70138897327, 1384716061

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S000655

We include the first term even though it is not prime. The n that produce prime 6^n - 5^n are in A062572.

T. D. Noe, Plot of 100 terms

T. D. Noe, Table of 100 terms

Eric W. Weisstein, MathWorld: Greatest Prime Factor

(Mma) Table[FactorInteger[6^n - 5^n][[-1, 1]], {n, 40}]

Cf. A062572, S000650-S000668.

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T. D. Noe, Jun 08 2015

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