OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
Robert Israel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
FORMULA
a(n) = 2 if n == 2 (mod 3), a(1)=1, otherwise a(n) = a(floor(n/3)). - Robert Israel, Aug 11 2017
MAPLE
[seq(max(convert(n, base, 3)), n=0..120)];
MATHEMATICA
Join[{0}, gl[n_] := Module[{idn = IntegerDigits[n, 3]}, Max[idn]]; Array[gl, 100]] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 12 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = if (n==0, 0, vecmax(digits(n, 3))); \\ Michel Marcus, Aug 12 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, May 13 2011, based on a suggestion from Marc LeBrun.
STATUS
approved