OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
LINKS
D. Broadhurst, Primes from concatenation: results and heuristics, NmbrThry List, August 1, 2015
FORMULA
For n < b = 13, we have a(n) = A_b(n) = R(b,n)^2, where R(b,n) = (b^n-1)/(b-1) are the base-b repunits.
EXAMPLE
a(0) = 0 is the result of the empty sum corresponding to 0 digits.
a(2) = (13+1)^2 = 13^2 + 2*13 + 1 = 121_13, concatenation of (1, 2, 1).
a(14) = 123456789abc101110cba987654321_13 is the concatenation of (1, 2, 3, ..., 9, a, b, c, 10, 11, 10, c, ..., 1), where "c, 10, 11" are the base-13 representations of 12, 13, 14.
PROG
(PARI) a(n, b=13)=sum(i=1, #n=concat(vector(n*2-1, k, digits(min(k, n*2-k), b))), n[i]*b^(#n-i))
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, Aug 01 2015
STATUS
approved