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A364309
Numbers k such that k, k+1 and k+2 have exactly 4 distinct prime factors.
5
37960, 44484, 45694, 50140, 51428, 55130, 55384, 61334, 63364, 64294, 67164, 68264, 68474, 70004, 70090, 71708, 72708, 76152, 80444, 81548, 81718, 82040, 84434, 85490, 86240, 90363, 95380, 97382, 98020, 99084, 99384, 99428, 99788, 100164, 100490, 100594, 102254, 102542, 104804, 105994, 108204
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
a(1) = A087966(3).
a(n)+1 = A168628(n).
{k: A001221(k) = A001221(k+1) = A001221(k+2) = 4}.
EXAMPLE
37960 = 2^3*5*13*73, 37961 = 7*11*17*29, and 37962 = 2*3^3*19*37 each have 4 distinct prime factors, so 37960 is in the sequence.
MATHEMATICA
q[n_] := q[n] = PrimeNu[n] == 4; Select[Range[10^5], q[#] && q[#+1] && q[#+2] &] (* Amiram Eldar, Oct 01 2024 *)
CROSSREFS
Subsequence of A006073 and of A140078.
A176167 is a subsequence.
Cf. A364307 (2 factors), A364308 (3 factors), A364266 (5 factors), A364265 (6 factors), A001221, A087966, A168628.
Sequence in context: A102332 A172425 A224906 * A168628 A178286 A187938
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. J. Mathar, Jul 18 2023
STATUS
approved