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A331524
a(n) is the least positive k such that A006686(n) - k^8 is an eighth power.
2
1, 1, 1, 5, 3, 7, 2, 8, 3, 8, 9, 13, 4, 4, 17, 7, 17, 2, 8, 3, 5, 20, 7, 11, 17, 8, 23, 19, 10, 20, 3, 11, 17, 10, 22, 19, 14, 22, 17, 21, 25, 11, 13, 23, 27, 8, 32, 25, 33, 6, 25, 35, 7, 23, 31, 10, 37, 16, 18, 39, 5, 7, 42, 41, 30, 36, 5, 11, 8, 18, 30, 36
OFFSET
1,4
LINKS
EXAMPLE
The first terms, alongside A006686(n), are:
n a(n) A006686(n)
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1 1 2 = 1^8 + 1^8
2 1 257 = 1^8 + 2^8
3 1 65537 = 1^8 + 4^8
4 5 2070241 = 5^8 + 6^8
5 3 100006561 = 3^8 + 10^8
6 7 435746497 = 7^8 + 12^8
7 2 815730977 = 2^8 + 13^8
8 8 832507937 = 8^8 + 13^8
9 3 1475795617 = 3^8 + 14^8
10 8 2579667841 = 8^8 + 15^8
PROG
(PARI) See Links section.
CROSSREFS
See A331435 for similar sequences.
Sequence in context: A201752 A117126 A048997 * A096635 A021953 A171530
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Rémy Sigrist, Jan 19 2020
STATUS
approved