OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
a(n)=(A000396(n)/2)-1.
EXAMPLE
a(3)=247 because the 3rd perfect number is 496 and 496/2 is 248. a(3)=248-1.
MATHEMATICA
p = Select[2^Range[400] - 1, PrimeQ]; p*(p+1)/4 - 1 (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 02 2012 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Nov 07 2007
STATUS
approved