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A339676
Nonpalindromic numbers that are products of repunits.
3
161051, 1490841, 1625151, 1771561, 14921841, 15043941, 16266151, 16399251, 17876661, 19487171, 137009631, 149231841, 149352841, 150574941, 151807041, 162676151, 164140251, 165483351, 178927661, 180391761, 196643271, 214358881, 1370219631, 1371330631, 1492331841
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The first term is A308365(19).
G. J. Simmons conjectured there are no palindromes of form n^k for k >= 5 (and n > 1) (see link, page 98). According to this conjecture, these perfect powers are terms: {11^k, k>=4}, {111^k, k>=4}, {1111^k, k>=3}, {11111^k, k>=3}, ...
LINKS
Gustavus J. Simmons, Palindromic Powers, J. Rec. Math., 3 (No. 2, 1970), 93-98 [Annotated scanned copy].
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 161051 = 11^5.
a(2) = 1490841 = 11^2 * 111^2.
a(3) = 1625151 = 11^4 * 111.
a(4) = 1771561 = 11^6.
a(5) = 14921841 = 11^2 * 111 * 1111.
MATHEMATICA
vec[max_] := Module[{m = Floor @ Log10[9*max + 1], r, s = {1}, s1}, r = (10^Range[2, m] - 1)/9; Do[emax = Floor@Log[r[[k]], max]; s1 = r[[k]]^Range[0, emax]; s = Select[Union[Flatten[Outer[Times, s, s1]]], # <= max &], {k, 1, m - 1}]; s]; Select[vec[1.5*10^9], !PalindromeQ[#] &] (* Amiram Eldar, Dec 12 2020 *)
CROSSREFS
Intersection of A308365 and A029742.
Sequence in context: A296117 A176770 A038681 * A017285 A017393 A017657
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Bernard Schott, Dec 12 2020
STATUS
approved