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A024530 Numerator of -Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^k / prime(k). 9
1, 1, 11, 47, 727, 7141, 151427, 2366603, 64131559, 1636722341, 57208085801, 1916138684507, 85982424199597, 3392993977055461, 172553478253276697, 8530444564835173531, 535885387802465283059, 30766248305796169627529 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

Limit of the fractional values is A078437. [Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 22, 2011]

LINKS

T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..100

EXAMPLE

1/2, 1/6, 11/30, 47/210, 727/2310, 7141/30030, 151427/510510, ...

MAPLE

A024530 := n->numer(add((-1)^(k+1)/ithprime(k), k=1..n));

MATHEMATICA

a[n_] := Numerator[ -Total[(-1)^Range[n] / Prime[ Range[n]]]]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 18}] (* From Jean-François Alcover, Dec 12 2011 *)

PROG

(PARI)

a(n)=numerator(-sum(k=1, n, (-1)^k/prime(k)));

vector(33, n, a(n))  /* show terms */

CROSSREFS

Denominators are A002110.

Sequence in context: A138362 A191499 A072372 * A117066 A042984 A008780

Adjacent sequences:  A024527 A024528 A024529 * A024531 A024532 A024533

KEYWORD

nonn,frac,easy,nice

AUTHOR

Clark Kimberling (ck6(AT)evansville.edu)

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