A306544 Any positive integer n has a smallest multiple consisting of a succession of 1's followed by a succession of 0's (A052983). This multiple is regarded as a binary number and a(n) is its conversion to base 10.
2, 2, 14, 4, 2, 14, 126, 8, 1022, 2, 6, 28, 126, 126, 14, 16, 131070, 1022, 524286, 4, 126, 6, 8388606, 56, 4, 126, 268435454, 252, 536870910, 14, 65534, 32, 126, 131070, 126, 2044, 14, 524286, 126, 8, 62, 126, 4194302, 12, 1022, 8388606, 140737488355326, 112, 8796093022206
Offset: 1
Examples
The smallest multiple of the integer 7 consisting of a succession of 1's followed by a succession of 0's is 1111110, and 1111110_2 = 126_10, so a(7) = 126. This is also the case for n=13, 14, 21, 26, 33, 35, 37, ...
Links
- Makoto Kamada, Factorization of 11...11 (Repunit).
Crossrefs
Extensions
More terms from Michel Marcus, Feb 28 2019
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