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A117116 Denominators of an Egyptian Fraction for phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2. 24
1, 2, 9, 145, 37986, 2345721887, 26943815937041299094, 811625643619814151937413504618770581764, 697120590223140234675813998970770820981012350673738243594006422610850113672220 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

For each term, the largest possible unit fraction is used.

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Egyptian Fraction

D. Eppstein, Algorithms for Egyptian Fractions

EXAMPLE

a(4)=145 because 1/145 is the largest unit fraction less than phi-1/1-1/2-1/9.

MATHEMATICA

a = {1}; k = N[(Sqrt[5] - 1)/2, 1000]; Do[s = Ceiling[1/k]; AppendTo[a, s]; k = k - 1/s, {n, 1, 10}]; a [From Artur Jasinski (grafix(AT)csl.pl), Sep 22 2008]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A001622.

Sequence in context: A050995 A174954 A193440 * A133468 A182948 A081459

Adjacent sequences:  A117113 A117114 A117115 * A117117 A117118 A117119

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Paolo P. Lava & Giorgio Balzarotti (paoloplava(AT)gmail.com), Apr 19 2006

EXTENSIONS

Edited by Don Reble (djr(AT)nk.ca), Apr 21 2006

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