OFFSET
1,8
COMMENTS
In general, a(3n) is much greater than a(3n-1) and a(3n+1), which is apparent in the graph of this sequence.
LINKS
T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..10000
EXAMPLE
Consider n=8. Then binomial(16,8)=12870, which has prime factors 2,3,5,11,13. There are two pairs of prime factors that sum to 16: (3,13) and (5,11). Hence a(8)=2.
MATHEMATICA
Table[p=Rest[Transpose[FactorInteger[Binomial[2n, n]]][[1]]]; cnt=0; i=1; While[i<=Length[p] && p[[i]]<=n, If[MemberQ[p, 2n-p[[i]]], cnt++ ]; i++ ]; cnt, {n, 100}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
T. D. Noe, Jan 19 2007
STATUS
approved