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A127939
a(n) = numerator of b(n), where b(1)=1, b(n+1) = sum{k|n} 1/b(k).
2
1, 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 71, 93, 319, 1143, 26821, 35965, 11013191, 13386881, 2977385045, 52264524083, 18887557655957, 23748158395676, 102452785866447, 126200944262123, 5090984756239094159, 1472248446028712283967
OFFSET
1,3
LINKS
EXAMPLE
{b(n)}:1,1,2,3/2,8/3,11/8,71/22,93/71,...So b(7) = sum{k|6} 1/b(k) = 1/b(1) + 1/ b(2) + 1/b(3) + 1/b(6) = 1 + 1 + 1/2 + 8/11 = 71/22.
MATHEMATICA
f[l_List] := Block[{n = Length[l], d = Divisors[n]}, Append[l, Sum[1/l[[d[[i]]]], {i, Length[d]}]]]; Numerator[Nest[f, {1}, 22]] (* Ray Chandler, Feb 09 2007 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A127940 (denominators).
Sequence in context: A056922 A101579 A041711 * A041587 A139447 A042783
KEYWORD
frac,nonn
AUTHOR
Leroy Quet, Feb 08 2007
EXTENSIONS
Extended by Ray Chandler, Feb 09 2007
STATUS
approved