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A285001
Ceiling(Gamma(n/4)).
2
4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 17, 24, 36, 53, 79, 120, 185, 288, 454, 720, 1156, 1872, 3058, 5040, 8377, 14035, 23699, 40320, 69107, 119293, 207359, 362880, 639233, 1133279, 2021747, 3628800, 6552135, 11899424, 21733774, 39916800
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
There are three integer-valued interpolations between successive factorials.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = ceiling(Gamma(n/4)).
MATHEMATICA
Table[Ceiling[Gamma[n/4]], {n, 1, 35}]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = ceil(gamma(n/4)); \\ Michel Marcus, Apr 17 2017
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A298906 A004551 A284398 * A016511 A250623 A123402
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Apr 17 2017
STATUS
approved