A048278 Positive numbers n such that the numbers binomial(n,k) are squarefree for all k = 0..n.
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 23
Offset: 1
Examples
n=11: C[11,k] = 1, 11, 55, 165, 330, 462, ... are all squarefree (or 1).
Links
- A. Granville and O. Ramaré, Explicit bounds on exponential sums and the scarcity of squarefree binomial coefficients, Mathematika 43 (1996), 73-107, [DOI].
- H. N. Ramaswamy and R. Siddaramu, On the Stufe, unit Stufe and Pythagoras number of the ring of integers modulo n, Adv. Stud. Contemp. Math. (Kyungshang) 20:3 (2010), pp. 373-388.
Crossrefs
Programs
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Maple
select(n -> andmap(t -> numtheory:-issqrfree(binomial(n,t)),[$1..floor(n/2)]),[$1..100]); # Robert Israel, Oct 29 2014
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Mathematica
Do[m = Prime[n]; k = 2; While[k < m/2 + .5 && Union[ Transpose[ FactorInteger[ Binomial[m, k]]] [[2]]] [[ -1]] < 2, k++ ]; If[k >= m/2 + .5, Print[ Prime[n]]], {n, 1, PrimePi[10^6]} ] Select[Range[10^3], Function[n, AllTrue[Binomial[n, Range@ n], SquareFreeQ]]] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 01 2016, Version 10 *)
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PARI
is(n)=for(k=0,n\2,if(!issquarefree(binomial(n,k)),return(0))); 1 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 06 2014
Formula
Integers n>0 in set difference between union (A000225, A055010) and A249452. - Vladimir Shevelev, Oct 30 2014
a(n) = A018253(n+1) - 1. - Altug Alkan, Apr 26 2016
Extensions
Edited by Ralf Stephan, Aug 03 2004
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