A237514 Numbers k such that 2^(k-1) < 3^(m-1) < 2^k < 3^m < 2^(k+1), for some m > 2, a(1) = 1.

1, 4, 7, 12, 15, 20, 23, 26, 31, 34, 39, 42, 45, 50, 53, 58, 61, 64, 69, 72, 77, 80, 85, 88, 91, 96, 99, 104, 107, 110, 115, 118, 123, 126, 129, 134, 137, 142, 145, 148, 153, 156, 161, 164, 169, 172, 175, 180, 183, 188, 191, 194, 199, 202, 207, 210, 213, 218, 221, 226, 229, 232, 237, 240

Offset

1,2

Comments

Exponents of A006899(n) such that A006899(n-1) and A006899(n+1) are both odd.

Probably finite? The last term?

Subsequence of primes starts 7, 23, 31, 53, 61, 107, 137, 191, 199, 229,...

Prime indices of A006899(n) such that A006899(n-1) and A006899(n+1) are both odd: 2, 7, 43, 113, 131, 139, 149, 157, 193, 211, 263, 281, 307, 317, 379,...

Let f(n) := floor( n * log(2) / log(3)), then k is in the sequence if and only if k = 1 or f(k - 1) = f(k) - 1 and f(k + 1) = f(k) + 1. - Michael Somos, Feb 24 2014

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..64.

Example

a(2) = 4 because k = 4 and 2^(4-1) < 3^(3-1) < 2^4 < 3^3 < 2^(4+1) for m = 3;
a(3) = 7 because k = 7 and 2^(7-1) < 3^(4-1) < 2^7 < 3^4 < 2^(7+1) for m = 4;
a(4) = 12 because k = 12 and 2^(12-1) < 3^(8-1) < 2^12 < 3^8 < 2^(12+1) for m = 8.

Crossrefs

Cf. A006899 (numbers of the form 2^i or 3^j).

Sequence in context: A244741 A049509 A026360 * A276888 A047535 A310773

Adjacent sequences: A237511 A237512 A237513 * A237515 A237516 A237517

Keyword

nonn

Author

Ilya Lopatin and Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Feb 08 2014

Status

approved