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A053878 Difference between numerator and denominator of lowest terms fraction from division of a highly composite number (1) by its predecessor. 0
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 11, 13, 2, 5, 11, 13, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

2,25

COMMENTS

Successive fractions are 2/1, 2/1, 3/2, 2/1, 2/1, 3/2, 4/3, 5/4, 2/1, 3/2, 4/3, 3/2, 2/1.

This sequence is not multiplicative.

FORMULA

a(n) = A054483(n)-A054482(n) =(A002182(n)-A002182(n-1))/A054481(n).

EXAMPLE

a(7)=1 since A002182(7)=36, A002182(6)=24, 36/24=3/2 in lowest terms and 3-2=1.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A002182.

Sequence in context: A198212 A154098 A176442 * A070672 A055061 A074465

Adjacent sequences:  A053875 A053876 A053877 * A053879 A053880 A053881

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Henry Bottomley (se16(AT)btinternet.com), Mar 31 2000

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Jud McCranie (JudMcCranie(AT)ugaalum.uga.edu), Jun 09 2005

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