JEEIntermediate
By: Saad HassanSystem Entry: Aug 29, 2026

An endless prime chain?

#NumberTheory#Fermat'sLittleTheorem
Problem Statement

Problem Statement

Let $\lbrace a_n\rbrace _{n=0}^{\infty}$ be a sequence of integers satisfying

$$ a_{n+1}=2a_n+1. $$

Is there an $a_0$ such that the sequence consists entirely of prime numbers.