A116428 The number of n-almost primes less than or equal to 8^n, starting with a(0)=1.

1, 4, 22, 125, 669, 3410, 16677, 78369, 359110, 1612613, 7133274, 31185350, 135062165, 580556958, 2480278767, 10542976739, 44626102826, 188215850830, 791374442571, 3318478309647, 13882441625034, 57952990683107

Offset

0,2

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..21.

Mathematica

AlmostPrimePi[k_Integer, n_] := Module[{a, i}, a[0] = 1; If[k == 1, PrimePi[n], Sum[PrimePi[n/Times @@ Prime[ Array[a, k - 1]]] - a[k - 1] + 1, Evaluate[ Sequence @@ Table[{a[i], a[i - 1], PrimePi[(n/Times @@ Prime[Array[a, i - 1]])^(1/(k - i + 1))]}, {i, k - 1}]]]]];
Table[ AlmostPrimePi[n, 8^n], {n, 14}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Feb 07 2006 *)

Prog

(PARI)
almost_prime_count(N, k) = if(k==1, return(primepi(N))); (f(m, p, k, j=0) = my(c=0, s=sqrtnint(N\m, k)); if(k==2, forprime(q=p, s, c += primepi(N\(m*q))-j; j += 1), forprime(q=p, s, c += f(m*q, q, k-1, j); j += 1)); c); f(1, 2, k);
a(n) = if(n == 0, 1, almost_prime_count(8^n, n)); \\ Daniel Suteu, Jul 10 2023

Crossrefs

Cf. A078840, A078841, A078842, A116432, A078843, A116426, A078844, A116427, A078845, A116428, A116429, A116430, A078846, A116431.

Sequence in context: A260346 A136777 A056625 * A121187 A011789 A047039

Adjacent sequences: A116425 A116426 A116427 * A116429 A116430 A116431

Keyword

nonn,more

Author

Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 14 2006

Extensions

a(15)-a(18) from Donovan Johnson, Oct 01 2010

a(19)-a(21) from Daniel Suteu, Jul 10 2023

Status

approved