A365060 a(1) = 2; for n > 2, a(n) is the smallest positive number that has not yet appeared that has a common factor with A008472(a(n-1)), the sum of the distinct primes dividing a(n-1).

2, 4, 6, 5, 10, 7, 14, 3, 9, 12, 15, 8, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 13, 26, 24, 25, 30, 28, 27, 33, 32, 34, 19, 38, 35, 36, 40, 42, 39, 44, 52, 45, 46, 50, 49, 56, 48, 55, 54, 60, 58, 31, 62, 11, 66, 64, 68, 57, 70, 63, 65, 51, 72, 75, 74, 69, 76, 77, 78, 80, 84, 81, 87, 82, 43, 86, 85, 88, 91, 90, 92, 95

Offset

1,1

Comments

In the first 100000 terms the only fixed point is 9, and it is likely no more exist. In the same range the smallest missing numbers are 503, 839, 877. The sequence is conjectured to be a permutation of the integers >= 2.

Links

Scott R. Shannon, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000.

Scott R. Shannon, Image of the first 100000 terms. The green line is a(n) = n.

Example

a(3) = 6 as a(2) = 4 and A008472(4) = 2, and 6 is the smallest unused number that shares a factor with 2.
a(8) = 3 as a(7) = 14 and A008472(14) = 9, and 3 is the smallest unused number that shares a factor with 9.

Crossrefs

Cf. A008472, A365059, A300813.

Sequence in context: A354717 A179225 A367711 * A365059 A083718 A319804

Adjacent sequences: A365057 A365058 A365059 * A365061 A365062 A365063

Keyword

nonn

Author

Scott R. Shannon, Aug 19 2023

Status

approved