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A376652
Points of downward concavity in the sequence of composite numbers (A002808).
13
2, 6, 10, 13, 19, 24, 28, 31, 36, 42, 47, 51, 56, 59, 64, 71, 75, 79, 82, 95, 98, 104, 114, 119, 124, 127, 132, 138, 148, 152, 163, 174, 178, 181, 187, 196, 201, 206, 212, 217, 221, 230, 243, 247, 250, 263, 268, 278, 281, 286, 293, 298, 303, 306, 311, 318, 321
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
These are points at which the second differences (A073445) are negative.
Also positions of strict descents in the first differences (A073783) of composite numbers (A002808).
EXAMPLE
The composite numbers are (A002808):
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 negative terms at (A376651):
2, 6, 10, 13, 19, 24, 28, 31, 36, 42, 47, 51, 56, 59, 64, 71, 75, 79, 82, 95, 98, ...
MATHEMATICA
Join@@Position[Sign[Differences[Select[Range[1000], CompositeQ], 2]], -1]
CROSSREFS
The version for A000002 is A156242, positive A022297.
Partitions into composite numbers are counted by A023895, factorizations A050370.
For first differences we had A065310 or A073783, ones A375929.
These are the positions of negative terms in A073445, positive A376651.
For prime instead of composite we have A258026, positive A258025.
For zero second differences instead of negative we have A376602.
For composite numbers: A002808 (terms), A073783 (first differences), A073445 (second differences), A376602 (inflections and undulations), A376603 (nonzero curvature), A376651 (concave-up).
Sequence in context: A023419 A183990 A049838 * A074929 A095270 A364261
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Oct 06 2024
STATUS
approved