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A266094
a(n) is the sum of the divisors of the smallest number k such that the symmetric representation of sigma(k) has n parts.
3
1, 4, 13, 32, 104, 228, 576, 1408, 4104, 9824, 19152, 39816, 82944, 196992, 441294, 881280, 1911168, 4539024
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
For more information see A239663 and A239665.
FORMULA
a(n) = A000203(A239663(n)).
EXAMPLE
Illustration of the symmetric representation of sigma(9):
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For n = 3 we have that 9 is the smallest number whose symmetric representation of sigma has three parts: [5, 3, 5], so a(3) = 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, equaling the sum of divisors of 9: sigma(9) = 1 + 3 + 9 = 13.
For n = 7 we have that 357 is the smallest number whose symmetric representation of sigma has seven parts: [179, 61, 29, 38, 29, 61, 179], so a(7) = 179 + 61 + 29 + 38 + 29 + 61 + 179 = 576, equaling the sum of divisors of 357: sigma(357) = 1 + 3 + 7 + 17 + 21 + 51 + 119 + 357 = 576.
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Dec 21 2015
EXTENSIONS
a(14)-a(18) from Omar E. Pol, Jul 21 2018
STATUS
approved