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A079833
Define f(n) = n + tau(n), then a(n) = smallest prime of the type f(f(f...f(n)))).
1
2, 7, 5, 7, 7, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 13, 71, 19, 71, 19, 71, 19, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 71, 31, 71, 31, 71, 37, 71, 37, 71, 43, 59, 43, 71, 43, 811, 43, 71, 59, 71, 59, 71, 811, 811, 811, 71, 59, 811, 59, 811, 59, 71, 61, 811, 61, 163, 73, 811, 73, 71, 73, 811, 73
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
a(6) = 71 as f(6) = 10, f(10) = 14, f(14) = 18, f(18) = 24, f(24) = 32, f(32) = 38, f(38) = 42, f(42) = 50, f(50) = 56, f(56) = 64, f(64) = 64 +7 = 71.
PROG
(PARI) { a(n) = local(k, m); k=1; m=n; while(1, m=m+numdiv(m); if(isprime(m), return(m)); k++ ) } (Alekseyev)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A079834.
Sequence in context: A097157 A181320 A195450 * A198737 A010593 A332322
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Feb 12 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Max Alekseyev, Apr 19 2005
STATUS
approved