A057974 Deepest position in the deck reached by card 1 before returning to the top in the shuffle in A035485 and A035499.

4, 8, 86, 148, 540, 1574, 6344, 14406, 63836, 24317046, 1723718810, 4303212632, 59865566356, 78575930302

Offset

0,1

Comments

The number of shuffles to return to the top is A035499. This sequence gives the deepest card 1 gets between returns to the top.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..13.

Example

Card 1 gets to the 4th position before returning to the top after 3 shuffles, so 4 is in the sequence. Then it gets to the 8th position before returning to the top on the 7th shuffle, so 8 is in the sequence, etc.

Crossrefs

Cf. A035485, A035499.

Sequence in context: A222287 A120281 A331986 * A071277 A336795 A273060

Adjacent sequences: A057971 A057972 A057973 * A057975 A057976 A057977

Keyword

nonn

Author

Jud McCranie, Oct 22 2000

Status

approved