OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
All numbers generated by polynomial A131176 are congruent to 4 mod 5.
The polynomial n^5-n-5 is irreducible.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-15,20,-15,6,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = ((n^5 - n - 1) - 4)/5
G.f.: (-1+5*x-4*x^2+22*x^3+x^4+x^5)/(-1+x)^6. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 14 2007
MATHEMATICA
Table[((n^5 - n - 1) - 4)/5, {n, 0, 100}]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = (n^5-n-5)/5; \\ Jinyuan Wang, Mar 12 2020
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Artur Jasinski, Oct 20 2007
STATUS
approved