OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The majority of terms are concentrated along two lines, the upper line has gradient of approximately 1.342, while the lower line, which is less well defined, has a gradient of approximately 1.05. See the linked image.
Small numbers with only 2 and 3 as prime divisors apparently take many terms to appear. For example a(64963) = 6, a(80415) = 18, while 12 and 24 have not appeared after 250000 terms.
LINKS
Scott R. Shannon, Image of the first 250000 terms.
EXAMPLE
a(3) = 3 as the divisors of 3 are 1 and 3, and a(3-1) = 2 which has no common divisor with 3. As a(3-3) = a(0) is not defined this term is ignored.
a(5) = 4 as the divisors of 4 are 1, 2 and 4, and a(5-1) = a(4) = 5, a(5-2) = a(3) = 3, and a(5-4) = a(1) = 1, and the gcd of 4 and these three numbers is 1.
a(11) = 10 as the divisors of 10 are 1, 2, 5 and 10, and a(11-1) = a(10) = 13, a(11-2) = a(9) = 11, a(11-5) = a(6) = 7, and a(11-10) = a(1) = 1, and the gcd of 10 and these four numbers is 1.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,look
AUTHOR
Scott R. Shannon, Aug 21 2021
STATUS
approved