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A097002
A062402(x)=sigma(phi[x]) function is iterated; initial value=2^n; a(n)=smallest term of trajectory.
0
1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, 1023, 2047, 4095, 8191, 6045, 24552, 65535, 131071, 262143, 524287, 1048575, 2097151, 4194303, 8388607, 16777215, 33554431, 67108863, 134217727, 268435455, 536870911, 1073741823
OFFSET
1,2
EXAMPLE
n=13: 2^n=8192, trajectory ={8192, 8191, 26208, [20440], 20440, .. a[13]=8191 arose in transient.
MATHEMATICA
gf[x_] :=DivisorSigma[1, EulerPhi[x]] gite[x_, hos_] :=NestList[gf, x, hos] Table[Min[gite[2^w, 200]], {w, 1, 30}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Jul 21 2004
STATUS
approved