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A096996 a(n) is the smallest initial value if function f(x)=sigma(phi(x))=A062402(x) is iterated and the iteration ends in a cycle of length n. 1

%I #20 Mar 30 2024 05:03:27

%S 1,5,17,401

%N a(n) is the smallest initial value if function f(x)=sigma(phi(x))=A062402(x) is iterated and the iteration ends in a cycle of length n.

%C a(5) exists and <= 2^80.

%C a(6) = 883, a(11) = 88897, a(15) = 470137, a(18) = 448181;

%C a(9) = 24877841, a(12) = 16295171, a(21) <= 726569551. 254808457 does not reach a cycle after 14000 iterations. - _Hiroaki Yamanouchi_, Sep 06 2014

%C a(5) <= 9248288975491. - _Hiroaki Yamanouchi_, Sep 10 2014

%C a(5) > 8.5*10^7. - _Tyler Busby_, Mar 29 2024

%e a(4) = 401. 401 -> 961 -> 2304 -> 2044 -> 2520 -> 1651 -> 4800 -> 3066 -> 2520 (cycle length = 4). - _Hiroaki Yamanouchi_, Sep 06 2014

%Y Cf. A062402, A095956.

%K nonn,hard,more

%O 1,2

%A _Labos Elemer_, Jul 19 2004

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