OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Are a(n) > A225837(n) for all n? - Zak Seidov, May 17 2013
Yes. Imagine every 3-smooth number, m, visits you regularly, depositing a gold coin for safe keeping at each epoch (6k+1)*m and collecting it at epoch (6k+5)*m. If you run out of coins, you are doing something other than keeping them in a vault! - Peter Munn, Nov 13 2023
The asymptotic density of this sequence is 1/2. - Amiram Eldar, Apr 03 2022
LINKS
Zak Seidov, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
MATHEMATICA
mx = 153; t = {}; Do[n = 2^i*3^j (6 k + 5); If[n <= mx, AppendTo[t, n]], {i, 0, Log[2, mx]}, {j, 0, Log[3, mx]}, {k, 0, mx/6}]; Union[t] (* T. D. Noe, May 16 2013 *)
PROG
(PARI) for(n=1, 200, t=n/(2^valuation(n, 2)*3^valuation(n, 3)); if((t%6==5), print1(n, ", ")))
(Magma) [n: n in [1..200] | d mod 6 eq 5 where d is n div (2^Valuation(n, 2)*3^Valuation(n, 3))]; // Bruno Berselli, May 16 2013
(Python)
from sympy import integer_log
def A225838(n):
def f(x): return n+sum(((x//3**i>>j)+5)//6 for i in range(integer_log(x, 3)[0]+1) for j in range((x//3**i).bit_length()))
m, k = n, f(n)
while m != k: m, k = k, f(k)
return m # Chai Wah Wu, Feb 02 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Ralf Stephan, May 16 2013
STATUS
approved