OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
Taking 79 as an example; 7^3+9^3=1072, 1^3+0^3+7^3+2^3=352, 3^3+5^3+2^3=160, 1^3+6^3+0^3=217, 2^3+1^3+7^3=352.
a(15)=229: 229 -> 2*2^3+9^3=745 -> 7^3+4^3+5^3+1=532 -> 5^3+3^3+2^3=160 -> 217 -> 352 -> 160 ... .
MATHEMATICA
okQ[n_]:=MemberQ[NestList[Total[IntegerDigits[#]^3]&, n, 20], 160]; Select[Range[1200], okQ] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 20 2011 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Avik Roy (avik_3.1416(AT)yahoo.co.in), Jan 16 2009
EXTENSIONS
Further terms added by Avik Roy (avik_3.1416(AT)yahoo.co.in), Jan 20 2009
Corrected by Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 17 2009.
Confirmed by Harvey P. Dale, Jun 20 2011
Entry revised by N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 13 2018 (merging older duplicate entry with this one).
STATUS
approved