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A331930
a(n) is the smallest composite k such that Sum_{composites j = 4, ..., k} 1/j exceeds n/2.
0
8, 16, 33, 63, 118, 216, 395, 715, 1281, 2279, 4036, 7102, 12441, 21722, 37797, 65558, 113422, 195759, 337148, 579465, 994194, 1703072, 2912869, 4975222, 8486672, 14459492, 24608418, 41837580, 71060409, 120585504, 204452804, 346372172, 586359050, 991915208
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Lim_{n->infinity} a(n+1)/a(n) = sqrt(e).
FORMULA
a(2n) = A076751(n).
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 1 because 1/4 + 1/6 = 0.41666... < 1/2 but 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/8 = 0.54166... > 1/2.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A016088 (sum of reciprocals of primes exceeds n), A076751 (sum of reciprocals of composites exceeds n), A103592 (sum of reciprocals of primes exceeds n/2).
Cf. A019774 (sqrt(e)).
Sequence in context: A239280 A043111 A043891 * A072578 A271994 A058516
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Jon E. Schoenfield, Feb 01 2020
STATUS
approved