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A154268
Ratios of consecutive denominators of Stirling's expansion for the Gamma function.
0
12, 24, 180, 48, 84, 360, 12, 96, 5940, 168, 156, 720, 12, 24, 107100, 192, 228, 11880, 12, 336, 4140, 312, 12, 1440, 84, 24, 516780, 48, 372, 214200, 12
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
The sequence is finite because the ratios are no longer integer after a(30).
All entries are multiples of 12.
a(n) mod 9 is one of {0,3,6}.
FORMULA
a(n) = A001164(n+1)/A001164(n).
MATHEMATICA
dd = Denominator[ CoefficientList[ Normal[ Series[ E^x*x^(x-1/2)*x! / Sqrt[2*Pi], {x, Infinity, 31}]] /. x -> 1/x, x]]; Rest[ dd / RotateRight[dd] ] (* Jean-François Alcover, Aug 03 2012 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A056490 A130163 A002167 * A058994 A198808 A249134
KEYWORD
nonn,fini,full
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Jan 06 2009
EXTENSIONS
Edited and extended by R. J. Mathar, Sep 07 2009
STATUS
approved