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A356516
a(n) is the least k such that A356515(k) = n.
1
0, 1, 3, 31, 9007199254740991
OFFSET
0,3
COMMENTS
All terms belong to A000225.
a(5) = 2^1235346792567893 - 1 is too large to fit in the data section or in a b-file.
FORMULA
a(n) = A356517(2, A356517(3, ... A356517(n, n) ...)) for n > 1.
EXAMPLE
For n = 4:
- A356517(4, 4) = 7,
- A356517(3, 7) = 53,
- A356517(2, 53) = 9007199254740991,
- so a(4) = 9007199254740991.
PROG
(PARI) A356517(n, k) = { (1+k%(n-1))*n^(k\(n-1))-1 }
a(n) = { my (v=n); forstep (b=n, 2, -1, v=A356517(b, v)); v }
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,bref
AUTHOR
Rémy Sigrist, Aug 10 2022
STATUS
approved