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A112645
Solutions to abs(sigma(x+1) - sigma(x)) = 2. Divisor sums of x and its neighbor x+1 differ from each other by 2.
3
1, 8, 26, 117, 2186, 145215, 1594322
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Observe that form of 8, 26, 2186 and 1594322 is -1+3^j. Exponents of powers of 3 suitable as number n+1 are as follows: 2, 3, 7, 13, 71, 103. Is the next term 7509466514979724803946715958257546 = -1 + 3^71?
a(8) > 10^13. - Giovanni Resta, Jul 11 2013
EXAMPLE
n = 1594322 = 2*797161 while n+1 = 3^13;
Sigma(n) = 2391486, sigma(n+1) = 2391484.
MATHEMATICA
ta={{0}}; Do[s=Abs[DivisorSigma[1, n+1]-DivisorSigma[1, n]]; If[Equal[s, 2], ta=Append[ta, n]; Print[n]], {n, 1, 100000000}]; ta=Delete[ta, 1]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
more,nonn
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Sep 28 2005
STATUS
approved