OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Technically, the prime numbers are "1-almost prime."
Prime(m) (m>=1) occurs first at index n = 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 13, 18, 21, 24, 34, 36, 43, 49, 54, 61, 66, 75, 79, 91, 97, 101, 107, 113, 124, 138, 144, 148, 157, 162, 167, 187, 194, 202, 207, 224, 229,... in the sequence. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 09 2012
n <= a(n) at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 13,...
n < 2*a(n) at n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 29, 33, 34, 36, 40, 43, 49, 54, 55, 59, 61, 66, 69,...
Also largest prime factor of A122943(n) for n>1. - Eric Desbiaux, Mar 20 2016
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 3 because the 2nd 2-almost prime (semiprime, A001358) is 6 = 2 * 3, the largest prime factor there being 3.
a(3) = 3 because the 3rd 3-almost prime (A014612) is 18 = 2 * 3^2, the largest prime factor there being 3.
a(4) = 5 because the 4th 4-almost prime (A014613) is 40 = 2^3 * 5, the largest prime factor there being 5.
MAPLE
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Aug 09 2012
EXTENSIONS
Corrected by R. J. Mathar, Aug 09 2012
STATUS
approved