OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
We define the run-compression of a sequence to be the anti-run obtained by reducing each run of repeated parts to a single part. Alternatively, run-compression removes all parts equal to the part immediately to their left. For example, (1,1,2,2,1) has run-compression (1,2,1).
FORMULA
EXAMPLE
The prime factors of 24 are {2,2,2,3}, with permutations such as (2,2,3,2) whose run-compression sums to 7, so a(24) = 7.
The prime factors of 216 are {2,2,2,3,3,3}, with permutations such as (2,3,2,3,2,3) whose run-compression sums to 15, so a(216) = 15.
MATHEMATICA
prifacs[n_]:=If[n==1, {}, Flatten[ConstantArray@@@FactorInteger[n]]];
Table[Max@@(Total[First/@Split[#]]& /@ Permutations[prifacs[n]]), {n, 100}]
CROSSREFS
Positions of 2 are A000079 (powers of two) except 1.
Positions of 3 are A000244 (powers of three) except 1.
For least instead of greatest sum of run-compression we have A008472.
For prime indices instead of factors we have A373956.
For number of runs instead of sum of run-compression we have A373957.
A003242 counts run-compressed compositions, i.e., anti-runs.
A007947 (squarefree kernel) represents run-compression of multisets.
A008480 counts permutations of prime factors (or prime indices).
A116861 counts partitions by sum of run-compression.
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Jul 09 2024
STATUS
approved