OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a((A003961(n) + 1) / 2) = n and A003961(a(n)) = 2*n - 1 for all n. If the sequence is indexed by odd numbers only, it becomes multiplicative. In this variant sequence, denoted b, even indices don't exist, and we get b(1) = a(1) = 1, b(3) = a(2) = 2, b(5) = 3, b(7) = 5, b(9) = 4 = b(3) * b(3), ... , b(15) = 6 = b(3) * b(5), and so on. This property can also be stated as: a(x) * a(y) = a(((2x - 1) * (2y - 1) + 1) / 2) for x, y > 0. - Reinhard Zumkeller [re-expressed by Peter Munn, May 23 2020]
Not multiplicative in usual sense - but letting m=2n-1=product_j (p_j)^(e_j) then a(n)=a((m+1)/2)=product_j (p_(j-1))^(e_j). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 15 2005
From Antti Karttunen, Jul 25 2016: (Start)
Several permutations that use prime shift operation A064989 in their definition yield a permutation obtained from their odd bisection when composed with this permutation from the right. For example, we have:
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LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = A064989(2n - 1). - Antti Karttunen, May 12 2014
Sum_{k=1..n} a(k) ~ c * n^2, where c = Product_{p prime > 2} ((p^2-p)/(p^2-q(p))) = 0.6621117868..., where q(p) = prevprime(p) (A151799). - Amiram Eldar, Jan 21 2023
EXAMPLE
For n=11, the 11th odd number is 2*11 - 1 = 21 = 3^1 * 7^1. Replacing the primes 3 and 7 with the previous primes 2 and 5 gives 2^1 * 5^1 = 10, so a(11) = 10. - Michael B. Porter, Jul 25 2016
MATHEMATICA
Table[Times @@ Power[If[# == 1, 1, NextPrime[#, -1]] & /@ First@ #, Last@ #] &@ Transpose@ FactorInteger[2 n - 1], {n, 69}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Dec 18 2014, revised Mar 17 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = {my(f = factor(2*n-1)); for (k=1, #f~, f[k, 1] = precprime(f[k, 1]-1)); factorback(f); } \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 17 2016
(Python)
from sympy import factorint, prevprime
from operator import mul
def a(n):
f=factorint(2*n - 1)
return 1 if n==1 else reduce(mul, [prevprime(i)**f[i] for i in f]) # Indranil Ghosh, May 13 2017
CROSSREFS
Cf. A246361 (numbers n such that a(n) <= n.)
Cf. A246362 (numbers n such that a(n) > n.)
Cf. A246371 (numbers n such that a(n) < n.)
Cf. A246372 (numbers n such that a(n) >= n.)
Cf. A246373 (primes p such that a(p) >= p.)
Cf. A246374 (primes p such that a(p) < p.)
Cf. A246343 (iterates starting from n=12.)
Cf. A246345 (iterates starting from n=16.)
Cf. A245448 (this permutation "squared", a(a(n)).)
Cf. A253894, A254044, A254045 (binary width, weight and the number of nonleading zeros in base-2 representation of a(n), respectively).
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Howard A. Landman, Sep 21 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 26 2001
Additional description added by Antti Karttunen, May 12 2014
STATUS
approved