A061337 Smallest number of distinct triangular numbers which sum to n (or -1 if not possible).

0, 1, -1, 1, 2, -1, 1, 2, -1, 2, 1, 2, -1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, -1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, -1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3

Offset

0,5

Comments

20 is the only case where n>3.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..122.

Example

a(20)=4 since 20=1+3+6+10, a(21)=1 since 21 is triangular, a(22)=2 since 22=1+21, a(23)=-1 since no combination of distinct triangular numbers sum to 23.

Crossrefs

Cf. A000217, A002243, A053614, A061208, A061336.

Sequence in context: A071709 A131406 A029440 * A352767 A253051 A103684

Adjacent sequences: A061334 A061335 A061336 * A061338 A061339 A061340

Keyword

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Author

Henry Bottomley, Apr 25 2001

Status

approved