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A068568
Let S = a subset of {n,n+1,n+2,..,n+m}, number of parts of S is more than 1. a(n) = smallest number m such that the product of parts of S is a square.
1
1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 8, 8, 7, 9, 9, 10, 9, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 8, 10, 9, 8, 12, 13, 12, 13, 12, 11, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 10, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 14, 13, 14, 13, 13, 12, 11, 16, 18, 17, 16, 15, 16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 14, 17, 16, 15, 14, 17, 16, 17, 16, 15, 15, 14
OFFSET
0,2
REFERENCES
R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, B30.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A122816 A064007 A358127 * A073169 A166268 A239669
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Naohiro Nomoto, Mar 26 2002
STATUS
approved