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A329012
a(n) = p(1,n), where p(x,n) is the strong divisibility sequence of polynomials based on sqrt(5) as in A327322.
3
1, 7, 52, 406, 16496, 27664, 1663936, 2081968, 18513664, 833245952, 16665967616, 13888655872, 1666655481856, 8333310963712, 55555495903232, 104166621927424, 16666663803355136, 9259258622967808, 1666666620853682176, 4166666620853682176, 55555555311219638272
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a(n) is a strong divisibility sequence; i.e., gcd(a(h),a(k)) = a(gcd(h,k)). Conjecture: there is no upper bound for the number of consecutive equal digits among numbers in this sequence, as suggested, for example, by 34 straight 1's in a(96) and 38 straight 6's in a(97).
EXAMPLE
See Example in A327322.
MATHEMATICA
c[poly_] := If[Head[poly] === Times, Times @@ DeleteCases[(#1 (Boole[MemberQ[#1, x] || MemberQ[#1, y] || MemberQ[#1, z]] &) /@Variables /@ #1 &)[List @@ poly], 0], poly];
r = Sqrt[5]; f[x_, n_] := c[Factor[Expand[(r x + r)^n - (r x - 1/r)^n]]];
Flatten[Table[CoefficientList[f[x, n], x], {n, 1, 12}]]; (* A327322 *)
Table[f[x, n] /. x -> 0, {n, 1, 30}] (* A329011 *)
Table[f[x, n] /. x -> 1, {n, 1, 30}] (* A329012 *)
Table[f[x, n] /. x -> 2, {n, 1, 30}] (* A329013 *)
(* Peter J. C. Moses, Nov 01 2019 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Nov 23 2019
STATUS
approved