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A053230 First differences between n for which sigma(n) < sigma(n+1). 9
1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

It seems that the expansion consists of only {1,2,3,4}.

FORMULA

a(n) = A053224(n+1) - A053224(n).

MAPLE

with(numtheory): f := [seq( `if`((sigma(i+1) > sigma(i)), i, print( )), i=1..5000)];

seq( f[i+1] - f[i], i=1..2000);

MATHEMATICA

Differences[Select[Range[250], DivisorSigma[1, #]<DivisorSigma[ 1, #+1]&]] (* From Harvey P. Dale, Apr 30 2011 *)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000203, A053224, A053231, A053232, A053233, A053234, A053235, A053236, A053237, A053238.

Sequence in context: A110592 A185714 A168353 * A194334 A048766 A105516

Adjacent sequences:  A053227 A053228 A053229 * A053231 A053232 A053233

KEYWORD

nonn,nice

AUTHOR

Asher Auel (asher.auel(AT)reed.edu) Jan 10, 2000

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