Near-square prime
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Definition
A near-square prime of type 
for fixed 
is a prime that can be written in the form . Note that we consider near-square primes for not a perfect square, because if is a perfect square, then factorizes algebraically.
According to the Bunyakovsky conjecture, for any fixed not a perfect square, there should be infinitely many near-square primes of the form .
Occurrence
| Value of |
Polynomial |
First few prime values |
|---|---|---|
| -1 |  |
2, 5, 17, 37, 101, 197, 257, [SHOW MORE]View list on OEIS |
