A128670 Least number k > 0 such that k^n does not divide the denominator of generalized harmonic number H(k,n) nor the denominator of alternating generalized harmonic number H'(k,n).

77, 20, 94556602, 42, 444, 20, 104, 42, 76, 20, 77, 110, 3504, 20, 903, 42, 1107, 20, 104, 42, 77, 20, 2948, 110, 136, 20, 76, 42, 903, 20, 77, 42, 268, 20, 7004, 110, 1752, 20, 19203, 42, 77, 20, 104, 42, 76, 20, 370, 110, 1107, 20, 77, 42, 12246, 20, 104, 42

Offset

1,1

Comments

Generalized harmonic numbers are defined as H(m,k) = Sum_{j=1..m}1/j^k. Alternating generalized harmonic numbers are defined as H'(m,k) = Sum_{j=1..m} (-1)^(j+1)/j^k.

Some apparent periodicity in {a(n)} (not without exceptions): a(n) = 20 for n = 2 + 4m, a(n) = 42 for n = 4 + 12m and 8 + 12m, a(n) = 76 for n = 9 + 18m, a(n) = 77 for n = 1 + 10m, a(n) = 104 for n = 7 + 12m, a(n) = 110 for n = 12m, a(n) = 136 for n = 25 + 32m, etc.

See more details in Comments at A128672 and A125581.

Links

Max Alekseyev, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..158.

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Harmonic Number

Crossrefs

Cf. A001008, A002805, A058313, A058312, A007406, A007407, A119682, A007410, A120296, A125581, A126196, A126197, A128672, A128673, A128674, A128675, A128676, A128671, A128670.

Sequence in context: A116255 A136609 A116246 * A377337 A225522 A033397

Adjacent sequences: A128667 A128668 A128669 * A128671 A128672 A128673

Keyword

nonn,changed

Author

Alexander Adamchuk, Mar 24 2007

Extensions

More terms and b-file from Max Alekseyev, May 07 2010

Status

approved