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A360269
Least sum of 2's and 3's required to build n using +, * and parentheses.
1
2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 7, 8, 7, 10, 9, 8, 8, 10, 8, 11, 9, 10, 10, 12, 9, 10, 11, 9, 11, 11, 10, 13, 10, 11, 12, 12, 10, 14, 12, 13, 11, 15, 12, 14, 12, 11, 14, 13, 11, 14, 12, 13, 13, 15, 11, 13, 13, 14, 13, 16, 12, 16, 14, 13, 12, 15, 13, 15, 14, 15, 14
OFFSET
2,1
EXAMPLE
a(7) = 7 because 7 built by the rules is 2*2+3 or 2+2+3, and in both cases the sum is 7 and there is no other combination with a lesser sum.
a(17) = 10 because 17 = (2+3)*3+2, with 10 being the minimal sum.
a(22) = 10 because 22 = 2*(3*3+2) and these 2's and 3's add up to 10, which is the least possible sum.
a(44) = 12 because 44 = 2*2*(3*3+2), with the least possible sum being 12.
PROG
(PARI) seq(n)=my(a=vector(n)); for(n=1, #a, my(m=if(n==2||n==3, n, oo)); for(k=2, n-2, m=min(m, a[k]+a[n-k])); fordiv(n, d, if(d>1&&d<n, m=min(m, a[d]+a[n/d]))); a[n]=m); a[2..n] \\ Andrew Howroyd, Jan 31 2023
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A112264 A118503 A086295 * A345423 A159303 A262049
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Tamas Sandor Nagy, Jan 31 2023
EXTENSIONS
Terms a(46) and beyond from Andrew Howroyd, Feb 01 2023
STATUS
approved