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A063424
a(1) = 10, a(n) = concatenation of two closest factors of a(n-1) whose product equals a(n-1) or if a(n-1) is a prime then the concatenation of 1 and a(n-1).
0
10, 25, 55, 511, 773, 1773, 9197, 17541, 91949, 143643, 347881, 3311051, 13311051, 35433757, 71499067, 72619847, 74179791, 82678973, 613313481, 1551395431, 1679289793, 4339053251, 6529966449, 9370214693, 71338602099, 222407320757
OFFSET
1,1
MATHEMATICA
f[ n_Integer ] := (d = Divisors[ n ]; l = Length[ d ]; If[ EvenQ[ l ], ToExpression[ ToString[ d[ [ l/2 ] ] ] <> ToString[ d[ [ l/2 + 1 ] ] ] ], ToExpression[ ToString[ d[ [ l/2 + .5 ] ] ] <> ToString[ d[ [ l/2 + .5 ] ] ] ] ] ); NestList[ f, 10, 25 ]
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A072277 A283243 A263310 * A137930 A251310 A251194
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Aug 09 2001
STATUS
approved