OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a(n) = n * f(n) * f(f(n)) * ..., where f(n) = floor(sqrt(n)). Although this is written as an infinite product, all but finitely many terms are 1.
LINKS
Rémy Sigrist, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
FORMULA
a(1) = 1; for n>1, a(n) = n*a(floor(sqrt(n))).
a(n) <= n^2/2 for n > 1. Equality holds for n = 2^2^k.
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 1, a(2) = 2*1, a(3) = 3*1, a(4) = 4*2*1, a(5) = 5*2*1, ....
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=local(r); r=n; while((n=sqrtint(n))>1, r*=n); r
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Franklin T. Adams-Watters, May 16 2011
STATUS
approved