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A375740
Numbers k such that A007916(k+1) - A007916(k) = 1. In other words, the k-th non-perfect-power is 1 less than the next.
15
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Positions in A007916 of numbers k such that k+1 is also a member.
Positions of 1's in A375706 (first differences of A007916).
Non-perfect-powers (A007916) are numbers with no proper integer roots.
EXAMPLE
The non-perfect-powers are 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, ... which increase by one after positions 1, 3, 4, 6, ...
MATHEMATICA
radQ[n_]:=n>1&&GCD@@Last/@FactorInteger[n]==1;
Join@@Position[Differences[Select[Range[100], radQ]], 1]
PROG
(Python)
from itertools import count, islice
from sympy import perfect_power
def A375740_gen(): # generator of terms
a, b = -1, 0
for n in count(2):
c = not perfect_power(n)
if c:
a += 1
if b&c:
yield a
b = c
A375740_list = list(islice(A375740_gen(), 52)) # Chai Wah Wu, Sep 11 2024
CROSSREFS
The version for non-prime-powers is A375713, differences A373672.
The complement is A375714, differences A375702.
The version for prime-powers is A375734, differences A373671.
The complement for non-prime-powers is A375928, differences A110969.
A000040 lists the prime numbers, differences A001223.
A000961 lists prime-powers (inclusive), differences A057820.
A001597 lists perfect-powers, differences A053289.
A002808 lists the composite numbers, differences A073783.
A018252 lists the nonprime numbers, differences A065310.
Non-perfect-powers:
- terms: A007916
- differences: A375706
- anti-runs: A375737, A375738, A375739, A375736.
Non-prime-powers (exclusive):
- terms: A361102
- differences: A375708
- anti-runs: A373679, A373575, A255346, A373672
Sequence in context: A039130 A361780 A004712 * A122409 A039093 A379053
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Sep 10 2024
STATUS
approved