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A080497
a(n) = (n-p_1)(n-p_2)...(n-p_k) where p_k is the k-th prime and is also the largest prime < n.
4
1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 12, 40, 90, 336, 840, 1728, 3150, 10560, 24948, 99840, 270270, 604800, 1201200, 4386816, 11277630, 49029120, 143896500, 348364800, 746876130, 2937876480, 8117240040, 18923520000, 39628338750, 76859228160, 140548508100
OFFSET
1,4
EXAMPLE
a(6) = (6-2)(6-3)(6-5) = 12. a(7) = (7-2)(7-3)(7-5) = 40.
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := Product[n - Prime[k], {k, 1, PrimePi[n - 1]}]; Array[a, 30] (* Amiram Eldar, Dec 01 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = my(mk = primepi(n-1)); prod(k=1, mk, n-prime(k)); \\ Michel Marcus, Dec 01 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Mar 19 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Antonio G. Astudillo (afg_astudillo(AT)lycos.com), Apr 06 2003
STATUS
approved