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A117643 a(n)=n*(a(n-1)-1) starting with a(0)=3. 0
3, 2, 2, 3, 8, 35, 204, 1421, 11360, 102231, 1022300, 11245289, 134943456, 1754264915, 24559708796, 368395631925, 5894330110784, 100203611883311, 1803665013899580, 34269635264092001, 685392705281840000 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENTS

Starting with a(0)=0 would give -A007526(n); starting with a(0)=1 would give -A038156(n). In general for this recurrence a(n) = ceiling[1 + n!*(a(0)-e)] for n>0; this is the first case with positive terms.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..20.

FORMULA

a(n) = ceiling[1 + n!*(3-e)] for n>0.

a(n)=3*n!-Sum{k=0..n}{k/k!}*n!, with n>=0 [From Paolo P. Lava, Oct 07 2008]

a(n) = n! -floor(e*n!) + 1,n>0 [From Gary Detlefs, Jun 06 2010]

EXAMPLE

a(5) = 5*(a(4)-1) = 5*(8-1) = 35.

MATHEMATICA

a=3; Table[a=a*n-n, {n, 1, 2*4!}] [From Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Apr 22 2010]

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A059942 A032450 A046460 * A164522 A141862 A106267

Adjacent sequences:  A117640 A117641 A117642 * A117644 A117645 A117646

KEYWORD

easy,nonn

AUTHOR

Henry Bottomley, Apr 10 2006

STATUS

approved

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