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A332657
Alternate adding and multiplying prime numbers: a(2n) = a(2n-1) * prime(2n+1) and a(2n-1) = a(2n) + prime(2n-2) for n >= 1.
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5, 25, 32, 352, 365, 6205, 6224, 143152, 143181, 4438611, 4438648, 181984568, 181984611, 8553276717, 8553276770, 504643329430, 504643329491, 33811103075897, 33811103075968, 2468210524545664, 2468210524545743, 204861473537296669, 204861473537296758
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 2 + 3 = 5;
a(2) = 5 * 5 = 25;
a(3) = 25 + 7 = 32;
...
a(40) = 2714410084880275101596278688487175846.
PROG
(Python)
from sympy import primerange
p = list(primerange(1, 200))
def a(n):
out = p[0] + p[1]
for i in range(1, n):
if i % 2:
out *= p[i + 1]
else:
out += p[i + 1]
return out
for n in range(1, 25):
print(a(n), end=", ")
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Adnan Baysal, Feb 18 2020
STATUS
approved