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A128299
a(n) = numerator of b(n): b(1)=1; b(n+1) = [b(1);b(2),...,b(n),1], where [...] is a continued fraction of rational terms.
1
1, 2, 4, 24, 768, 818688, 918482792448, 1160710851973467480711168, 1851362556448808267346772937519541852218467221504, 188473437767072793673508563952884052289202111379015123907036183743886914255400892747408659578880
OFFSET
1,2
EXAMPLE
a(5) = the numerator of b(5). b(5) = 1 +1/(2 +1/(4/3 +1/(24/17 +1))) = 768/553.
MATHEMATICA
a = {1}; Do[AppendTo[a, FromContinuedFraction[Join[a, {1}]]], {10}]; Numerator[a] (* Stefan Steinerberger, Oct 24 2007 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A128300.
Sequence in context: A296787 A341633 A377936 * A143672 A001510 A103099
KEYWORD
frac,nonn
AUTHOR
Leroy Quet, Feb 25 2007
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Stefan Steinerberger, Oct 24 2007
STATUS
approved