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A350991
Triangular numbers that are palindromes in base 5.
5
0, 1, 3, 6, 36, 78, 378, 1953, 20706, 23436, 48828, 147696, 239778, 426426, 449826, 1220703, 2155926, 6011778, 14625936, 30517578, 74218836, 74316336, 149083278, 314290056, 351562386, 762939453, 7897542681, 9141750936, 10201418541, 19073486328, 35952613476, 38218245156
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
This sequence is infinite since A000217((5^k-1)/2) is a term for all k >= 0 (Trigg, 1972).
LINKS
Charles W. Trigg, Problem 840, Problems and Solutions, Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 4 (1972), p. 228; Triangular Palindromes, Solution to Problem 840 by E. P. Starke, ibid., Vol. 46, No. 3 (1973), p. 170.
Charles W. Trigg, Infinite sequences of palindromic triangular numbers, The Fibonacci Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 2 (1974), pp. 209-212.
EXAMPLE
6 is a term since 6 = A000217(3) is a triangular number and also a palindromic number in base 5: 6 = 11_5.
36 is a term since 36 = A000217(8) is a triangular number and also a palindromic number in base 5: 36 = 121_5.
MATHEMATICA
t[n_] := n*(n + 1)/2; Select[t /@ Range[0, 3*10^5], PalindromeQ[IntegerDigits[#, 5]] &]
CROSSREFS
Intersection of A000217 and A029952.
The quinary version of A003098.
Sequence in context: A119198 A119196 A119184 * A084260 A076983 A068084
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jan 28 2022
STATUS
approved