OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Conjecture: a(2*n) <= a(2*n-1) and a(2*n) < a(2*n+1).
FORMULA
a(n) = phi(n) + phi(n+2).
EXAMPLE
For n = 3, phi(3) = 2 and phi(5) = 4, so a(3) = 6.
MATHEMATICA
a[n_] := Plus @@ EulerPhi[n + {0, 2}]; Array[a, 100] (* Amiram Eldar, Apr 18 2023 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = eulerphi(n) + eulerphi(n+2); \\ Michel Marcus, Apr 17 2023
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Alexandre Herrera, Apr 16 2023
STATUS
approved