OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
From David A. Corneth, Dec 15 2025: (Start)
a(14) <= 466948881000, a(15) <= 6485401125000, a(17) <= 58368610125000, a(18) <= 7062601825125000.
For any prime p the multiplicity of p in a(n) is at most p+1.
a(16) <= 355924540125000.
The least integer k such that A392814(k) = n. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 24 2026
FORMULA
n < A001222(a(n)). - David A. Corneth, Dec 15 2025
EXAMPLE
a(1) = 9, because 9 = 3^2 and 3 mod 2 = 1.
a(2) = 8, because 8 = 2^3 and 2 mod 3 = 2.
a(3) = 72, because 72 = 2^3 * 3^2 and 2 mod 3 + 3 mod 2 = 3.
a(4) = 1000, because 1000 = 2^3 * 5^3 and 2 mod 3 + 5 mod 3 = 4.
a(5) = 648, because 648 = 2^3 * 3^4 and 2 mod 3 + 3 mod 4 = 5;
and no smaller numbers have these properties.
PROG
(PARI) isok(n, k) = my(f=factor(k)); sum(i=1, #f~, f[i, 1] % f[i, 2]) == n;
a(n) = my(k=2); while (!isok(n, k), k++); k; \\ Michel Marcus, Dec 15 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Jean-Marc Rebert, Dec 15 2025
EXTENSIONS
Incorrect formula removed by Amiram Eldar, Jan 24 2026
STATUS
approved
