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A128557
a(n) = the largest positive integer k such that (n!/k!) has at least n divisors.
2
1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 34, 35, 35, 37, 38, 39, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 55, 57, 57, 59, 59, 61, 62, 63, 63, 64, 65, 67, 67, 69, 69
OFFSET
1,4
EXAMPLE
a(11) = 8 because 11!/8! = 9*10*11 = 990 has 24 divisors (and 24 is >= 11), but 11!/9! = 10*11 = 110 has 8 divisors (and 8 is < 11).
MAPLE
with(numtheory): a:=proc(n) local A, k: A:={}: for k from 1 to n do if tau(n!/k!)>=n then A:=A union {k} else A:=A fi od: A[nops(A)]; end: seq(a(n), n=1..90); # Emeric Deutsch, Mar 23 2007
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A274016 A291572 A265541 * A376915 A265542 A103303
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Leroy Quet, Mar 10 2007
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Emeric Deutsch, Mar 23 2007
STATUS
approved