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Numbers whose prime indices have strictly increasing 0-based partial alternating sums.
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%I #10 Feb 09 2026 17:27:14

%S 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,13,14,17,19,22,23,26,29,31,33,34,37,38,39,41,43,46,

%T 47,51,53,57,58,59,61,62,67,69,71,73,74,79,82,83,85,86,87,89,93,94,95,

%U 97,101,103,106,107,109,110,111,113,115,118,122,123,127,129,130

%N Numbers whose prime indices have strictly increasing 0-based partial alternating sums.

%C First differs from A325460 in having 110.

%C A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798.

%C The k-based partial alternating sums of a finite sequence q are given by pas(q,k)_j = (-1)^j * k + Sum_{i=1..j} (-1)^(i+j) * q_i. This is a signed version of the partial sums transformation, inverse to the "first sums" transformation.

%C Also numbers whose prime indices are the first sums of some finite strictly increasing sequence of nonnegative integers beginning with 0, where the first sums of a nonempty sequence (a, b, c, d, ...) are (a+b, b+c, c+d, ...).

%C Conjecture: Reversed integer partitions of this type (with strictly increasing 0-based partial alternating sums) are counted by A053251.

%e The prime indices of 10 are (1,3), with 0-based partial alternating sums (0,1,2), which are strictly increasing, so 10 is in the sequence.

%e The prime indices of 130 are (1,3,6), with 0-based partial alternating sums (0,1,2,4), which are strictly increasing, so 130 is in the sequence.

%e The terms together with their prime indices begin:

%e 1: {}

%e 2: {1}

%e 3: {2}

%e 5: {3}

%e 7: {4}

%e 10: {1,3}

%e 11: {5}

%e 13: {6}

%e 14: {1,4}

%e 17: {7}

%e 19: {8}

%e 22: {1,5}

%e 23: {9}

%e 26: {1,6}

%e Sequences of this type grouped by sum begin:

%e (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

%e (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6) (1,7) (1,8) (1,9)

%e (2,5) (2,6) (2,7) (2,8)

%e (1,3,5) (3,7)

%e (1,3,6)

%t prix[n_]:=If[n==1,{},Flatten[Cases[FactorInteger[n], {p_,k_}:>Table[PrimePi[p],{k}]]]];

%t pas[y_,k_]:=Table[(-1)^j*k+Sum[(-1)^(i+j)*y[[i]],{i,j}],{j,0,Length[y]}];

%t Select[Range[100],Less@@pas[prix[#],0]&]

%Y Partitions of this type appear to be counted by A053251.

%Y The first term with omega > k is A066205(k).

%Y These are positions of strictly increasing rows in A391981, sums A346699.

%Y For weakly instead of strictly increasing we have A392694, apparent count A000009.

%Y For distinct instead of strictly increasing we have A392695, counted by A392701.

%Y For distinct and trimmed we have A392697, counted by A392704.

%Y A055396 gives least prime index, greatest A061395.

%Y A056239 adds up prime indices, row sums of A112798.

%Y A344606 counts alternating permutations of prime indices.

%Y A390307 lists first sums of prime indices, see A390362, A390448, A390449.

%Y A392374 lists 0-based partial alternating sums of prime indices, sums A346699.

%Y A392708 ranks comps with distinct 0-based partial alternating sums, count A392703.

%Y Cf. A001222, A005117, A316524, A344616, A345958, A346697, A390445, A390446, A390990, A391982, A392371, A392711.

%K nonn

%O 1,2

%A _Gus Wiseman_, Feb 05 2026