OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
a(n) is the smallest number m such that tau(m) = tau(m + 1)/2 = tau(m + 2)/3 = tau(m + 3)/4 = ... = tau(m + n - 1)/n, where tau(k) = the number of divisors of k (A000005).
Corresponding values of tau(a(n)): 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, ...
a(8) <= 41126483642. - David A. Corneth, Dec 31 2020
Any subsequent terms are > 10^11. - Lucas A. Brown, Mar 18 2024
LINKS
Lucas A. Brown, Python program.
EXAMPLE
a(3) = 61 because 61, 62 and 63 have 2, 4, and 6 divisors respectively and there is no smaller number having this property.
PROG
(PARI) isok(m, n) = {my(k=numdiv(m)); for (i=1, n-1, if (numdiv(m+i) != (i+1)*k, return (0)); ); return(1); }
a(n) = my(m=1); while(!isok(m, n), m++); m; \\ Michel Marcus, Dec 30 2020
(Python) # see LINKS
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more,hard
AUTHOR
Jaroslav Krizek, Dec 29 2020
EXTENSIONS
a(7) from Jinyuan Wang, Dec 31 2020
a(8) from Lucas A. Brown, Mar 18 2024
STATUS
approved