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A308703
Integers k such that A308702(k) < k-1.
2
28, 72, 77, 102, 143, 150, 171, 238, 247, 248, 319, 357, 368, 390, 434, 490, 500, 513, 533, 578, 656, 667, 682, 817, 825, 852, 858, 875, 943, 1054, 1073, 1092, 1113, 1207, 1225, 1300, 1312, 1320, 1333, 1358, 1472, 1575, 1598, 1690, 1691, 1736, 1738, 1862, 1887, 1900, 1943
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
In many cases A308702(n), the least integer m such that m^2+2*n-1 and m^2+4*n is the trivial solution: m = n-1.
So this sequence lists the integers k for which a smaller m can be found.
LINKS
PROG
(PARI) isok2(m, k) = issquare(m) && issquare(m+k-1) && issquare(m+2*k);
findm(k) = my(m=1); while (!isok2(m^2, k), m++); m;
least(n) = findm(2*n); \\ A308702
isok(n) = least(n) != (n-1);
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000290 (squares), A308702.
Sequence in context: A110829 A242237 A182465 * A277987 A116314 A341175
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Michel Marcus, Jun 18 2019
STATUS
approved