A079792 - OEIS

A079792

a(1) = 1, a(n) = a(n-1)/gcd(a(n-1),n) if gcd(a(n-1),n) > 1 otherwise a(n) is the concatenation of a(n-1) and n.

1, 12, 4, 1, 15, 5, 57, 578, 5789, 578910, 57891011, 5789101112, 578910111213, 82701444459, 27567148153, 2756714815316, 275671481531617, 27567148153161718, 2756714815316171819, 275671481531617181920

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OFFSET

1,2

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..20.

EXAMPLE

a(3) = 12/3 = 4, a(4) = 4/4 = 1, a(5) = 15, a(6) = 15/3 = 5.

MATHEMATICA

a[1] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = Block[{b = GCD[a[n - 1], n]}, If[b > 1, a[n - 1]/b, FromDigits[ Join[ IntegerDigits[ a[n - 1]], IntegerDigits[ n]]]]]; Table[a[n], {n, 1, 20}]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A079791.

Sequence in context: A098909 A261403 A010202 * A079791 A018812 A306375

Adjacent sequences: A079789 A079790 A079791 * A079793 A079794 A079795

KEYWORD

base,nonn

AUTHOR

Amarnath Murthy, Feb 04 2003

EXTENSIONS

Edited and extended by Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 04 2003

STATUS

approved