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A036466
If n = Sum_{i} b(i)^2 (i.e., a partition of n into squares), then a(n) is the smallest possible value of the largest multiplicity of the b(i).
0
1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
OFFSET
1,2
EXAMPLE
a(12)=3 since 12 = 2^2 + 2^2 + 2^2 = 3^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 and 3 of the same square are needed.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A308184 A114280 A123564 * A065882 A276327 A007884
KEYWORD
nonn
EXTENSIONS
a(2) and a(3) corrected and title improved by Sean A. Irvine, Nov 03 2020
STATUS
approved