A072731 Difference of numbers of composite and prime numbers <= n.

0, -1, -2, -1, -2, -1, -2, -1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 8, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 12, 13, 14, 15, 14, 15, 14, 15, 16, 17, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 24, 25, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 28, 29, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

Offset

1,3

Comments

a(n+1) = a(n) + A066247(n) - A010051(n), a(1) = 0;

a(n) < 0 iff 1<n<=8.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..77.

Formula

a(n) = A065855(n) - A000720(n).

a(n) = n - 2pi(n) - 1. [Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 16 2013]

Crossrefs

Cf. A002808, A000040.

Sequence in context: A245715 A337736 A047885 * A221169 A212212 A212213

Adjacent sequences: A072728 A072729 A072730 * A072732 A072733 A072734

Keyword

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Author

Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 08 2002

Status

approved