OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
These are points at which the second differences (A073445) are zero.
LINKS
EXAMPLE
The composite numbers (A002808) are:
4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, ...
with first differences (A073783):
2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, ...
with first differences (A073445):
0, -1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -1, 0, ...
with zeros at (A376602):
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, ...
MATHEMATICA
Join@@Position[Differences[Select[Range[100], CompositeQ], 2], 0]
CROSSREFS
For prime instead of composite we have A064113.
These are the positions of zeros in A073445.
The complement is A376603.
For composite numbers: A002808 (terms), A073783 (first differences), A073445 (second differences), A376603 (nonzero curvature), A376651 (concave-up), A376652 (concave-down).
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Oct 05 2024
STATUS
approved