A048529 a(n) is the smallest value of m such that A002378(m), the m-th oblong number, contains exactly n 0's.
0, 24, 100, 624, 1000, 10001, 10000, 100001, 100000, 1000001, 1000000, 10000001, 10000000, 100000001, 100000000, 1000000001, 1000000000, 10000000001, 10000000000
Offset: 1
Examples
From _Jesse Sealand_, Oct 05 2019: (Start) a(1) = 0 since A002378(0) = 0; a(2) = 24 since A002378(24) = 600; a(3) = 100 since A002378(100) = 10100; a(4) = 624 since A002378(624) = 390000, etc. (End).
Links
- Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Pronic Number
Crossrefs
Programs
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Mathematica
a[n_] := Block[{a = 0}, While[Count[IntegerDigits[a*(a + 1)], 0] != n, ++a]; Return[a]]; a /@ Range[1, 10] (* Julien Kluge, Dec 15 2016 *)
Extensions
a(16)-a(19) from Lars Blomberg, Jun 10 2011
Name edited by Jesse Sealand, Oct 05 2019