A045736 Smallest positive integer requiring n syllables to pronounce in American English.
1, 7, 11, 27, 77, 111, 127, 177, 777, 1127, 1177, 1777, 7777, 11777, 27777, 77777, 111777, 127777, 177777, 777777, 1127777, 1177777, 1777777, 7777777, 11777777, 27777777, 77777777, 111777777, 127777777, 177777777, 777777777, 1127777777, 1177777777, 1777777777
Offset: 1
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Crossrefs
Cf. A002810.
Programs
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PARI
A045736(n)={n>11 || for(k=1,1e5,A075774(k)==n && return(k)); A045736(n-11*n=(n-1)\11)*1000^n+1000^n\9*7 } \\ This code is valid up to n=58 (short scale) or n=82 (long scale). - M. F. Hasler, Nov 03 2013
Formula
a(n) = min{ k | A075774(k)=n }. - M. F. Hasler, Nov 03 2013
a(n+11) = a(n)*1000+777, as long as a(n+11) is less than one quadrillion (whatever scale is used). - M. F. Hasler, Nov 03 2013
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