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A375530
a(n) is the denominator of Sum_{k = 1..n} prime(k) / A375529(k).
2
1, 3, 30, 4530, 143650830, 226991170700228730, 669824890486184912549321336826596430, 7627311526552103393330686732733999706332372434754669475019405844335259730
OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
N. J. A. Sloane, A Nasty Surprise in a Sequence and Other OEIS Stories, Experimental Mathematics Seminar, Rutgers University, Oct 10 2024, Youtube video; Slides [Mentions this sequence]
FORMULA
a(n) = prime(n)*a(n-1)^2 + a(n-1), with a(0) = 1.
EXAMPLE
The first few fractions Sum_{k = 1..n} prime(k) / A375529(k) are 0/1, 2/3, 29/30, 4529/4530, 143650829/143650830, 226991170700228729/226991170700228730, ...
MAPLE
a:= proc(n) option remember; `if`(n=0, 1,
ithprime(n)*a(n-1)^2+a(n-1))
end:
seq(a(n), n=0..7); # Alois P. Heinz, Oct 21 2024
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,frac
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
a(0)=1 prepended by Alois P. Heinz, Oct 21 2024
STATUS
approved