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A117982
Trisection of A117981.
1
1, 7, 73, 511, 3577, 37303, 262657, 1838599, 19173961, 134217727, 939524089, 9797894071, 68585258497, 480096809479, 5006723870281, 35253225520639, 246772578644473, 2573485463006647, 18014398643699713, 126100790505897991
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Divisors of a(9)=2^(3^3)-1=2^27-1 are a(0),a(1),a(2),a(3),a(6),a(7),a(8),a(9). Divisors of a(3)=2^(3^2)-1=2^9-1 are a(0),a(1),a(2),a(3).
FORMULA
a(n)=sum{k=0..3n, (-1)^(3n-k)*L(C(3n,k)/3)*2^k} where L(j/p) is the Legendre symbol of j and p.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A202042 A294291 A318688 * A003535 A050917 A308418
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Paul Barry, Apr 06 2006
STATUS
approved