OFFSET
1,6
COMMENTS
a(n)=0 if n is an odd prime or a power of 2. For numbers of the third kind we proceed as follows: suppose n is to be written as sum of k consecutive integers starting with m, then 2n = k(2m + k - 1). Let p be the smallest odd prime divisor of n then a(n) = min(p,2n/p).
REFERENCES
Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde 5/6 nr. 2 Problems/UWC Problem C part 3, Jun 2005, pp. 181-182
LINKS
Donald Alan Morrison, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..10000
Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde 5/6 nr. 2 Problems/UWC, Problem C: solution
J. Spies, Sage program for computing A111787
EXAMPLE
a(15)=3 because 15=4+5+6 (k=3) and 15=2+3+4+5 (k=4)
MAPLE
ispoweroftwo := proc(n) local a, t; t := 1; while (n > t) do t := 2*t end do; if (n = t) then a := true else a:= false end if; return a; end proc; A111787:= proc(n) local d, k; k:=0; if isprime(n) or ispoweroftwo(n) then return(0); fi; for d from 3 by 2 to n do if n mod d = 0 then k:=min(d, 2*n/d); break; fi; od; return(k); end proc; seq(A111787(i), i=1..150);
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Jaap Spies, Aug 16 2005
STATUS
approved