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A123172 Least prime p for which Mertens's function M(p) = n. 0

%I #16 Jun 13 2022 08:44:25

%S 13,5,3,2,97,229,223,557,569,587,1367,1399,1409,2221,1423,2657,3229,

%T 3389,3253,3251,3271,3323,3301,3299,8353,8161,8641,8423,8419,8627,

%U 11839,8501,8599,8537,8597,8573,8521,8513,11821,11813,19429,19001,11783,11801,11777

%N Least prime p for which Mertens's function M(p) = n.

%F a(n) = min{p in A000040 and A002321(p) = n}.

%e a(-3) = 13 = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = -3.

%e a(-2) = 5 = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = -2.

%e a(-1) = 3 = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = -1.

%e a(0) = 2 = min{A000040 INTERSECTION A028442} = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = 0.

%e a(1) = 97 = min{A000040 INTERSECTION A118684} = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = 1.

%e a(2) = 229 = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = 2.

%e a(3) = 223 = the first prime for which the Mertens function M(n) = 3.

%o (PARI) mertens(n) = sum( k=1, n, moebius(k)); \\ A002321

%o a(n) = {p = 2; while (mertens(p) != n, p = nextprime(p+1)); p;} \\ _Michel Marcus_, Sep 24 2013

%Y Cf. A000040, A002321, A028442, A118684.

%K easy,nonn

%O -3,1

%A _Jonathan Vos Post_, Oct 02 2006

%E More terms from _Michel Marcus_, Sep 24 2013

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