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A077098
Length of period of the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(-1+n^n).
1
2, 1, 2, 10, 2, 26, 2, 2, 2, 84531, 2, 531160, 2, 4738, 2, 3482830482, 2, 428195747108, 2
OFFSET
2,1
COMMENTS
If a(n) = 2 then (n^n - 1) is in A013642. - Bernard Schott, Sep 25 2019
FORMULA
a(n) = A003285(A048861(n)). - Michel Marcus, Sep 27 2019
MATHEMATICA
Table[Length[Part[ContinuedFraction[Sqrt[ -1+u^u]], 2]], {u, 2, 15}]
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A086382 A249416 A062345 * A069238 A248977 A266655
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Nov 05 2002
EXTENSIONS
a(17)-a(18) from Chai Wah Wu, Sep 24 2019
a(19)-a(20) from Chai Wah Wu, Sep 27 2019
STATUS
approved