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A377415
a(n) = n - A377414(n).
2
0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 8, 8, 10, 10, 8, 8, 10, 10, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 16, 17, 16, 17, 20, 21, 20, 21, 16, 17, 16, 17, 20, 21, 20, 21, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 8, 8, 10, 10, 8, 8, 10
OFFSET
0,7
COMMENTS
For any n > 0 with binary expansion (b_1 = 1, b_2, ..., b_k), the binary expansion of a(n) is (c_1, ..., c_k) where c_i = b_i when i is even, c_i = 0 when i is odd.
FORMULA
a(n) = 0 iff n belongs to A126684.
a(a(n)) = 0.
a(2*n) = 2*a(n).
EXAMPLE
The first terms, in decimal and in binary, are:
n a(n) bin(n) bin(a(n))
-- ---- ------ ---------
0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
2 0 10 0
3 1 11 1
4 0 100 0
5 0 101 0
6 2 110 10
7 2 111 10
8 0 1000 0
9 1 1001 1
10 0 1010 0
11 1 1011 1
12 4 1100 100
13 5 1101 101
14 4 1110 100
15 5 1111 101
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = { my (v = 0, x = exponent(n), y); while (n, n -= 2^y = exponent(n); if (x%2 != y%2, v += 2^y; ); ); return (v); }
CROSSREFS
See A063694, A063695 and A374355 for similar sequences.
Sequence in context: A112170 A366475 A259976 * A113685 A049825 A287443
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
Rémy Sigrist, Oct 27 2024
STATUS
approved