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A270481
Denominators of r-Egyptian fraction expansion for 1/Pi, where r(k) = 1/Prime(k).
1
2, 5, 122, 36864, 13343376668, 224851808819852270264, 206030526699009549783863692475305411157116, 42500635870294544529750048452464143848264977426702636517113215245943832312921983097
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Suppose that r is a sequence of rational numbers r(k) <= 1 for k >= 1, and that x is an irrational number in (0,1). Let f(0) = x, n(k) = floor(r(k)/f(k-1)), and f(k) = f(k-1) - r(k)/n(k). Then x = r(1)/n(1) + r(2)/n(2) + r(3)/n(3) + ... , the r-Egyptian fraction for x.
See A269993 for a guide to related sequences.
EXAMPLE
1/Pi = 1/(2*2) + 1/(3*5) + 1/(5*122) + 1/(7*36864) + ...
MATHEMATICA
r[k_] := 1/Prime[k]; f[x_, 0] = x; z = 10;
n[x_, k_] := n[x, k] = Ceiling[r[k]/f[x, k - 1]]
f[x_, k_] := f[x, k] = f[x, k - 1] - r[k]/n[x, k]
x = 1/Pi; Table[n[x, k], {k, 1, z}]
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A132526 A294513 A276109 * A225944 A270588 A214648
KEYWORD
nonn,frac,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Mar 30 2016
STATUS
approved