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A209878
RATS: Reverse Add Then Sort the digits applied to previous term, starting with 20169.
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20169, 111267, 337788, 1122255, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666, 1111113, 2222244, 4446666
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
A114613(1) = 20169 is the smallest starting number for a RATS trajectory leading to a cycle of length 3: A114611(20169) = 3;
a(n + 3) = a(n) for n > 4.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n + 1) = A036839(a(n)).
MATHEMATICA
Join[{20169, 111267, 337788, 1122255}, LinearRecurrence[{0, 0, 1}, {4446666, 1111113, 2222244}, 25]] (* Ray Chandler, Aug 25 2015 *)
PROG
(Haskell)
a209878 n = a209878_list !! (n-1)
a209878_list = iterate a036839 20169
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 14 2012
STATUS
approved