A306747 Untouchable numbers with a record gap to the next untouchable number.

2, 5, 2642, 546046

Offset

1,1

Comments

The record gap values are 3, 47, 62, 74.

Guy asks "How large can the gaps between untouchable numbers be?"

References

Richard K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2004, Section B10, p. 101.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..4.

Giovanni Resta, Untouchable numbers (terms up to 10^6)

Example

5 is in the sequence since it is an untouchable number and the next untouchable number after it is 52 = 5 + 47 with a record gap of 47. The next gap which is larger than 47 occurs at 2642 which is followed by 2704 = 2642 + 62.

Crossrefs

Cf. A005114, A231965.

Sequence in context: A079014 A215436 A082973 * A187604 A082815 A115893

Adjacent sequences: A306744 A306745 A306746 * A306748 A306749 A306750

Keyword

nonn,hard,more

Author

Amiram Eldar, Mar 07 2019

Status

approved