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A270040
a(n) = Smallest m >= 9 containing no fours when represented in any base from 5 through n.
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10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 15, 17, 17, 66, 75, 75, 86, 86, 90, 138, 138, 138, 138, 138, 138, 138, 138, 138, 182, 182, 182, 182, 182, 182, 182, 182, 182, 185, 781817578165, 781817578165, 7826560751018861596150680
OFFSET
5,1
COMMENTS
It remains to be determined if the sequence is finite.
These numbers are not very Foury, at least not initially. (See A268236.)
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MATHEMATICA
Table[SelectFirst[Range[9, 10^3], Total@ Map[Function[k, DigitCount[#, k, 4]], Range[5, n]] == 0 &], {n, 5, 60}] /. n_ /; MissingQ@ n -> Nothing (* Michael De Vlieger, Mar 10 2016, Version 10.2 *)
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Nathan Fox, Mar 09 2016
STATUS
approved