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A061110
a(1) = 1; a(n) = smallest number such that the concatenation a(1)a(2)...a(n) is a square.
9
1, 6, 9, 744, 41796, 60172924176, 8240010144800000000001, 82400101448000000000020000000000000000000001
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The next term is too large to include.
a(n) is at most doubly exponential in n. Is there also a double exponential lower bound? - Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 19 2012
LINKS
A. Murthy, Exploring some new ideas on Smarandache type sets, functions and sequences, Smarandache Notions Journal Vol. 11 N. 1-2-3 Spring 2000.
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 1, a(1)a(2) = 16 = 4^2, a(1)a(2)a(3) = 169 = 13^2, 169744 = 412^2.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A061109, A051671. The actual squares are in A048557.
Sequence in context: A377391 A376382 A376386 * A110460 A159190 A236766
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Apr 20 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), Jul 23 2001
STATUS
approved