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A264776 a(n) is least number > 0 such that the concatenation of a(1) ... a(n) is pentagonal: (3n^2 - n)/2. 6

%I #21 Jul 14 2019 22:24:42

%S 1,2,47,160,6070026,47418729166667,4741872916666741666666666667,

%T 47418729166667416666666666674166666666666666666666666667

%N a(n) is least number > 0 such that the concatenation of a(1) ... a(n) is pentagonal: (3n^2 - n)/2.

%C It appears that a(n) = ceiling((a(n-1) + 5/12)*10^(7*2^(n-6))) for n >= 7. - _Jon E. Schoenfield_, Nov 24 2015

%H Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagonal_number">Pentagonal number</a>

%e 1, 12, 1247, 1247160, 12471606070026 are pentagonal.

%o (PARI) ispentagonal(n)=ispolygonal(n,5)

%o first(m)=my(v=vector(m),s="");s="1";v[1]=1;for(i=2,m,n=1;while(!ispentagonal(eval(concat(s,Str(n)))),n++);v[i]=n;s=concat(s,Str(n)));v

%Y Cf. A000326, A264738.

%K nonn,base,more

%O 1,2

%A _Anders Hellström_, Nov 24 2015

%E a(6)-a(8) from _Jon E. Schoenfield_, Nov 24 2015

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