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A097454 a(n) = (number of nonprimes <= n) - (number of primes <= n). 4

%I #32 Feb 16 2019 07:16:29

%S 1,0,-1,0,-1,0,-1,0,1,2,1,2,1,2,3,4,3,4,3,4,5,6,5,6,7,8,9,10,9,10,9,

%T 10,11,12,13,14,13,14,15,16,15,16,15,16,17,18,17,18,19,20,21,22,21,22,

%U 23,24,25,26,25,26,25,26,27,28,29,30,29,30,31,32,31,32,31,32,33,34,35,36,35,36,37,38,37,38,39,40,41,42,41,42,43,44,45

%N a(n) = (number of nonprimes <= n) - (number of primes <= n).

%F a(n) = 1 + A072731(n).

%F a(n) = n - 2*pi(n) = n - 2*A000720(n). - _Wesley Ivan Hurt_, Jun 16 2013

%F a(n) - a(n-1) = 1 - 2*A010051(n) for n > 1. - _Wesley Ivan Hurt_, Dec 18 2018

%F a(n) = A062298(n) - A000720(n). - _Michel Marcus_, Jan 31 2019

%e a(7) = -1 because there are 3 nonprimes <= 7 (1,4 and 6) and 4 primes <= 7 (2,3,5 and 7).

%p with(numtheory): seq(n-2*pi(n), n=1..93); # _Emeric Deutsch_, Apr 01 2006

%t qp=0;lst={};Do[If[PrimeQ[n],AppendTo[lst,qp-=1],AppendTo[lst,qp+=1]],{n,6!}];lst (* _Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky_, Mar 15 2010 *)

%t Accumulate[ -1 + 2 * Boole /@ Not /@ PrimeQ @ Range @ 100] (* _Federico Provvedi_, Oct 06 2013 *)

%o (PARI)

%o compsmprimes(n) = { for(x=1,n, y=composites(x) - pi(x); print1(y",") ) }

%o \\ The number of composite numbers less than or equal to n

%o composites(n) = { my(c,x); c=0; for(x=1,n, if(!isprime(x),c++); ); return(c) }

%o \\ pi(x) prime count function

%o pi(n) = { my(c,x); c=0;forprime(x=1,n,c++);return(c) }

%Y Cf. A000720, A010051, A062298, A072731.

%K sign,easy

%O 1,10

%A _Cino Hilliard_, Aug 23 2004

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