OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
Michel Marcus, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..391
EXAMPLE
The initial terms of A280292 are (0,0,0,2,0,0,0,4,3,0,0,2,0,0,0,6,0,3,0,2,0,0,0,4,5,0,6,2,...), wherein a value appears for the first time at positions 1, 4, 8, 9, 16, 25, ...
MATHEMATICA
prifacs[n_]:=If[n==1, {}, Flatten[Apply[ConstantArray, FactorInteger[n], {1}]]];
q=Table[Total[prifacs[n]]-Total[Union[prifacs[n]]], {n, 10000}];
Select[Range[Length[q]], FreeQ[Take[q, #-1], q[[#]]]&]
PROG
(PARI) f(n) = my(f=factor(n)); sum(j=1, #f~, f[j, 1]*f[j, 2] - f[j, 1]); \\ A280292
lista(nn) = my(v=Set(vector(nn, i, f(i))), list=List()); for (i=1, #v, my(k=1); while(f(k) != v[i], k++); listput(list, k)); vecsort(Vec(list)); \\ Michel Marcus, Apr 15 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Gus Wiseman, Feb 18 2025
STATUS
approved
