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A015027
q-factorial numbers for q=-12.
1
1, -11, -1463, 2333485, 44665236385, -10259202810507035, -28277368892180867021255, 935288538953861649874525071325, 371221802129246962654056875248358359825, -1768082733073463162105209099485375242162416580075
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
Prod_{k=1}^{n} (q^k - 1) / (q - 1).
a(1) = 1, a(n) = ((-12)^n -1)*a(n-1)/(-13). - Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 26 2012
MATHEMATICA
RecurrenceTable[{a[1]==1, a[n]==(((-12)^n - 1) * a[n-1])/(-13)}, a, {n, 15}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 26 2012 *)
PROG
(Magma) [n le 1 select 1 else ((-12)^n - 1)*Self(n-1)/(-13): n in [1..13]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 26 2012
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A068896 A286650 A377640 * A160264 A351597 A076168
KEYWORD
sign,easy
STATUS
approved