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Difference between the even Lucky numbers (A045954) minus the odd Lucky numbers (A000959).
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%I #3 Mar 30 2012 17:31:18

%S -1,-1,1,-1,1,-3,1,3,5,-1,1,1,5,1,11,13,11,5,5,3,3,3,1,5,9,7,13,13,15,

%T 5,9,13,19,15,19,7,19,21,17,19,19,15,21,11,17,17,9,11,25,17,21,13,21,

%U 17,11,15,13,9,19,13,17,17,15,23,25,15,13,27,29,21,25,23,27,31,33,23,15,31,37,41

%N Difference between the even Lucky numbers (A045954) minus the odd Lucky numbers (A000959).

%F a(n) = A045954(n) - A000959(n).

%t ev = Range[2, 435, 2]; i = 2; While[ i <= (len = Length@ev) && (k = ev[[i]]) <= len, ev = Drop[ev, {k, len, k}]; i++ ]; od = Range[1, 476, 2]; i = 2; While[ i <= (len = Length@od) && (k = od[[i]]) <= len, od = Drop[od, {k, len, k}]; i++ ]; od - ev

%Y Cf. A000959, A045954.

%K easy,sign

%O 1,6

%A _Robert G. Wilson v_, May 11 2006