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A126602
a(1)=2^3*5*7*29=8120; for n>1, a(n) = (-1)sigma(a(n-1)).
1
8120, 8736, 8784, 19140, 11200, 21750, 8624, 15950, 8120, 8736, 8784, 19140, 11200, 21750, 8624, 15950, 8120, 8736, 8784, 19140, 11200, 21750, 8624, 15950, 8120, 8736, 8784, 19140, 11200, 21750, 8624, 15950, 8120, 8736, 8784, 19140
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
(-1)sigma is defined in A049060. This is a cyclic sequence whose period is 8, so these numbers are called "(-1)sigma sociable numbers of order 8".
EXAMPLE
The numbers are 2^3*5*7*29, 2^5*3*7*13, 2^4*3^2*61, 2^2*3*5*11*29, 2^6*5^2*7, 2*3*5^3*29, 2^4*7^2*11, 2*5^2*11*29, then repeat.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A163045 A069368 A068758 * A209845 A025288 A025306
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 14 2008, based on a posting to the Sequence Fans Mailing List by Yasutoshi Kohmoto, Feb 02 2005
STATUS
approved