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A036450 a(n)=d[ d[ d[ n ] ] ], the 3rd iterate of number-of-divisors function with initial value of n. 13
1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

The iterated d function rapidly converges to the fixed point 2.

LINKS

Enrique Pérez Herrero, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2000

FORMULA

a[ n ]=Nest[ d, n, 3 ]

EXAMPLE

E.g. n=5040,d[ 5040 ]=60,d[ d[ 5040 ] ]=d[ 60 ]=12 and a[ 5040 ]=d[ 12 ]=6

MATHEMATICA

f[n_]:=Length[Divisors[n]]; Table[Nest[f, n, 3], {n, 6!}] [From Vladimir Orlovsky (4vladimir(AT)gmail.com), Mar 10 2010]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000005, A010553, A036452, A036453.

Sequence in context: A111895 A103379 A032550 * A085576 A108622 A112348

Adjacent sequences:  A036447 A036448 A036449 * A036451 A036452 A036453

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Labos E. (labos(AT)ana.sote.hu)

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