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A099771
Smallest n-aspiring number. That is, a(n) = smallest k such that s^(n)(k) is perfect but s^(n-1)(k) is not, where s(k) is the sum of the aliquot parts of k and s^(i) means iterate s i times.
1
25, 95, 417, 675, 2541, 3888, 3528, 16256, 13984, 11312, 10648, 10688, 6672, 15364, 20476, 12288, 12636, 32216, 33304, 33896, 34504, 38660, 31824, 15792, 62296, 67304, 49120, 58104, 102740, 82120, 84704, 53680
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 95 because s(s(95)) = s(25) = 6, which is perfect.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A063769.
Sequence in context: A010013 A256716 A063769 * A266818 A158547 A144854
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gabriel Cunningham (gcasey(AT)mit.edu), Nov 11 2004
STATUS
approved