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Ascending descending base exponent transform of squares

a n is $\sum_{i=1}^n (i^2)^((n-i+1)^2)$.

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namespace OeisA113257

a n is the ascending descending base exponent transform of squares

def a (n : ) : := i Finset.Icc 1 n, (i ^ 2) ^ ((n - i + 1) ^ 2)@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_1 : a 1 = 1 := a 1 = 1 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_2 : a 2 = 5 := a 2 = 5 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_3 : a 3 = 266 := a 3 = 266 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_4 : a 4 = 268722 := a 4 = 268722 All goals completed! 🐙@[category test, AMS 11] theorem a_5 : a 5 = 4682453347 := a 5 = 4682453347 All goals completed! 🐙

The smallest prime in this sequence is $a(2) = 5$. What is the next prime?

@[category research open, AMS 11] theorem conjecture1 : answer(sorry) = a (sInf {n : | 2 < n (a n).Prime}) := sorry = a (sInf {n | 2 < n Nat.Prime (a n)}) All goals completed! 🐙

What is the first square value after 1?

@[category research open, AMS 11] theorem conjecture2 : answer(sorry) = a (sInf {n : | 1 < n IsSquare (a n)}) := sorry = a (sInf {n | 1 < n IsSquare (a n)}) All goals completed! 🐙end OeisA113257