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A063487 Number of distinct prime divisors of 2^(2^n)-1 (A051179). 0
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 25 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENTS

2^(2^n)-1 is the product of the first n Fermat numbers F(0),...,F(n-1) (A000215). Hence this sequence is just the summation of A046052, which gives the number of prime factors in each Fermat number. - T. D. Noe (noe(AT)sspectra.com), Jan 07 2003

REFERENCES

D. M. Burton, Elementary Number Theory, Allyn and Bacon Inc., Boston MA, 1976, p. 238.

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Fermat Number

PROG

(PARI) for(n=0, 22, print(omega(2^(2^n)-1)))

CROSSREFS

Cf. A051179, A000215, A046052.

Sequence in context: A158923 A008740 A089651 * A081998 A074583 A001092

Adjacent sequences:  A063484 A063485 A063486 * A063488 A063489 A063490

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Jason Earls (zevi_35711(AT)yahoo.com), Jul 28 2001

EXTENSIONS

More terms from T. D. Noe (noe(AT)sspectra.com), Jan 07 2003

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