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A181120 Partial sums of round(n^2/12) (A069905).

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0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 23, 31, 41, 53, 67, 83, 102, 123, 147, 174, 204, 237, 274, 314, 358, 406, 458, 514, 575, 640, 710, 785, 865, 950, 1041, 1137, 1239, 1347, 1461, 1581, 1708, 1841, 1981, 2128, 2282, 2443, 2612, 2788, 2972, 3164, 3364, 3572
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Mircea Merca, Oct 04 2010

Keywords

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Number of triples of positive integers (a, b, c) such that 1 <= a <= b <= c and a + b + c <= n. - Leonhard Vogt, Apr 27 2017

Examples

			a(5) = 4 = 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2.

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Crossrefs

Partial sums of A069905.

Programs

  • Maple
    a:= n-> round(1/(72)*(2*n^(3)+3*n^(2)-6*n)): seq(a(n), n=0..50);
  • PARI
    a(n)=round(n*(2*n^2+3*n-6)/72) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 23 2013

Formula

a(n) = round((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 6*n)/72).
a(n) = round((4*n^3 + 6*n^2 - 12*n - 7)/144).
a(n) = floor((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 6*n + 9)/72).
a(n) = ceiling((2*n^3 + 3*n^2 - 6*n + 9 - 16)/72).
a(n) = a(n-6) + (n^2 - 5*n + 8)/2, n > 5.
From R. J. Mathar, Oct 06 2010: (Start)
a(n) = (-1)^n/16 + n^3/36 - n^2/24 - n/12 + 7/144 - A049347(n)/9.
G.f.: x^4 / ( (1+x)*(1+x+x^2)*(x-1)^4 ). (End)
a(n) = A000601(n-3). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 11 2017

A000217 Triangular numbers: a(n) = binomial(n+1,2) = n*(n+1)/2 = 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + n.

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0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, 91, 105, 120, 136, 153, 171, 190, 210, 231, 253, 276, 300, 325, 351, 378, 406, 435, 465, 496, 528, 561, 595, 630, 666, 703, 741, 780, 820, 861, 903, 946, 990, 1035, 1081, 1128, 1176, 1225, 1275, 1326, 1378, 1431
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N. J. A. Sloane

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Also referred to as T(n) or C(n+1, 2) or binomial(n+1, 2) (preferred).
Also generalized hexagonal numbers: n*(2*n-1), n=0, +-1, +-2, +-3, ... Generalized k-gonal numbers are second k-gonal numbers and positive terms of k-gonal numbers interleaved, k >= 5. In this case k = 6. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 13 2011 and Aug 04 2012
Number of edges in complete graph of order n+1, K_{n+1}.
Number of legal ways to insert a pair of parentheses in a string of n letters. E.g., there are 6 ways for three letters: (a)bc, (ab)c, (abc), a(b)c, a(bc), ab(c). Proof: there are C(n+2,2) ways to choose where the parentheses might go, but n + 1 of them are illegal because the parentheses are adjacent. Cf. A002415.
For n >= 1, a(n) is also the genus of a nonsingular curve of degree n+2, such as the Fermat curve x^(n+2) + y^(n+2) = 1. - Ahmed Fares (ahmedfares(AT)my_deja.com), Feb 21 2001
From Harnack's theorem (1876), the number of branches of a nonsingular curve of order n is bounded by a(n-1)+1, and the bound can be achieved. See also A152947. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 29 2002. Corrected by Robert McLachlan, Aug 19 2024
Number of tiles in the set of double-n dominoes. - Scott A. Brown, Sep 24 2002
Number of ways a chain of n non-identical links can be broken up. This is based on a similar problem in the field of proteomics: the number of ways a peptide of n amino acid residues can be broken up in a mass spectrometer. In general, each amino acid has a different mass, so AB and BC would have different masses. - James A. Raymond, Apr 08 2003
Triangular numbers - odd numbers = shifted triangular numbers; 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ... - 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ... = 0, 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, ... - Xavier Acloque, Oct 31 2003 [Corrected by Derek Orr, May 05 2015]
Centered polygonal numbers are the result of [number of sides * A000217 + 1]. E.g., centered pentagonal numbers (1,6,16,31,...) = 5 * (0,1,3,6,...) + 1. Centered heptagonal numbers (1,8,22,43,...) = 7 * (0,1,3,6,...) + 1. - Xavier Acloque, Oct 31 2003
Maximum number of lines formed by the intersection of n+1 planes. - Ron R. King, Mar 29 2004
Number of permutations of [n] which avoid the pattern 132 and have exactly 1 descent. - Mike Zabrocki, Aug 26 2004
Number of ternary words of length n-1 with subwords (0,1), (0,2) and (1,2) not allowed. - Olivier Gérard, Aug 28 2012
Number of ways two different numbers can be selected from the set {0,1,2,...,n} without repetition, or, number of ways two different numbers can be selected from the set {1,2,...,n} with repetition.
Conjecturally, 1, 6, 120 are the only numbers that are both triangular and factorial. - Christopher M. Tomaszewski (cmt1288(AT)comcast.net), Mar 30 2005
Binomial transform is {0, 1, 5, 18, 56, 160, 432, ...}, A001793 with one leading zero. - Philippe Deléham, Aug 02 2005
Each pair of neighboring terms adds to a perfect square. - Zak Seidov, Mar 21 2006
Number of transpositions in the symmetric group of n+1 letters, i.e., the number of permutations that leave all but two elements fixed. - Geoffrey Critzer, Jun 23 2006
With rho(n):=exp(i*2*Pi/n) (an n-th root of 1) one has, for n >= 1, rho(n)^a(n) = (-1)^(n+1). Just use the triviality a(2*k+1) == 0 (mod (2*k+1)) and a(2*k) == k (mod (2*k)).
a(n) is the number of terms in the expansion of (a_1 + a_2 + a_3)^(n-1). - Sergio Falcon, Feb 12 2007
a(n+1) is the number of terms in the complete homogeneous symmetric polynomial of degree n in 2 variables. - Richard Barnes, Sep 06 2017
The number of distinct handshakes in a room with n+1 people. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Apr 12 2007 [corrected, Joerg Arndt, Jan 18 2016]
Equal to the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) of the semigroup PT_n\S_n, where PT_n and S_n denote the partial transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n]. - James East, May 03 2007
a(n) gives the total number of triangles found when cevians are drawn from a single vertex on a triangle to the side opposite that vertex, where n = the number of cevians drawn+1. For instance, with 1 cevian drawn, n = 1+1 = 2 and a(n)= 2*(2+1)/2 = 3 so there is a total of 3 triangles in the figure. If 2 cevians are drawn from one point to the opposite side, then n = 1+2 = 3 and a(n) = 3*(3+1)/2 = 6 so there is a total of 6 triangles in the figure. - Noah Priluck (npriluck(AT)gmail.com), Apr 30 2007
For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of ways in which n-1 can be written as a sum of three nonnegative integers if representations differing in the order of the terms are considered to be different. In other words, for n >= 1, a(n) is the number of nonnegative integral solutions of the equation x + y + z = n-1. - Amarnath Murthy, Apr 22 2001 (edited by Robert A. Beeler)
a(n) is the number of levels with energy n + 3/2 (in units of h*f0, with Planck's constant h and the oscillator frequency f0) of the three-dimensional isotropic harmonic quantum oscillator. See the comment by A. Murthy above: n = n1 + n2 + n3 with positive integers and ordered. Proof from the o.g.f. See the A. Messiah reference. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 29 2007
From Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007: (Start)
Numbers m >= 0 such that round(sqrt(2m+1)) - round(sqrt(2m)) = 1.
Numbers m >= 0 such that ceiling(2*sqrt(2m+1)) - 1 = 1 + floor(2*sqrt(2m)).
Numbers m >= 0 such that fract(sqrt(2m+1)) > 1/2 and fract(sqrt(2m)) < 1/2, where fract(x) is the fractional part of x (i.e., x - floor(x), x >= 0). (End)
If Y and Z are 3-blocks of an n-set X, then, for n >= 6, a(n-1) is the number of (n-2)-subsets of X intersecting both Y and Z. - Milan Janjic, Nov 09 2007
Equals row sums of triangle A143320, n > 0. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 07 2008
a(n) is also an even perfect number in A000396 iff n is a Mersenne prime A000668. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 05 2008. Unnecessary assumption removed and clarified by Rick L. Shepherd, Apr 14 2025
Equals row sums of triangle A152204. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 29 2008
The number of matches played in a round robin tournament: n*(n-1)/2 gives the number of matches needed for n players. Everyone plays against everyone else exactly once. - Georg Wrede (georg(AT)iki.fi), Dec 18 2008
-a(n+1) = E(2)*binomial(n+2,2) (n >= 0) where E(n) are the Euler numbers in the enumeration A122045. Viewed this way, a(n) is the special case k=2 in the sequence of diagonals in the triangle A153641. - Peter Luschny, Jan 06 2009
Equivalent to the first differences of successive tetrahedral numbers. See A000292. - Jeremy Cahill (jcahill(AT)inbox.com), Apr 15 2009
The general formula for alternating sums of powers is in terms of the Swiss-Knife polynomials P(n,x) A153641 2^(-n-1)(P(n,1)-(-1)^k P(n,2k+1)). Thus a(k) = |2^(-3)(P(2,1)-(-1)^k P(2,2k+1))|. - Peter Luschny, Jul 12 2009
a(n) is the smallest number > a(n-1) such that gcd(n,a(n)) = gcd(n,a(n-1)). If n is odd this gcd is n; if n is even it is n/2. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Aug 06 2009
Partial sums of A001477. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Jan 25 2010. [A-number corrected by Omar E. Pol, Jun 05 2012]
The numbers along the right edge of Floyd's triangle are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, .... - Paul Muljadi, Jan 25 2010
From Charlie Marion, Dec 03 2010: (Start)
More generally, a(2k+1) == j*(2j-1) (mod 2k+2j+1) and
a(2k) == [-k + 2j*(j-1)] (mod 2k+2j).
Column sums of:
1 3 5 7 9 ...
1 3 5 ...
1 ...
...............
---------------
1 3 6 10 15 ...
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n)^2 = 4*Pi^2/3-12 = 12 less than the volume of a sphere with radius Pi^(1/3).
(End)
A004201(a(n)) = A000290(n); A004202(a(n)) = A002378(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 12 2011
1/a(n+1), n >= 0, has e.g.f. -2*(1+x-exp(x))/x^2, and o.g.f. 2*(x+(1-x)*log(1-x))/x^2 (see the Stephen Crowley formula line). -1/(2*a(n+1)) is the z-sequence for the Sheffer triangle of the coefficients of the Bernoulli polynomials A196838/A196839. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 26 2011
From Charlie Marion, Feb 23 2012: (Start)
a(n) + a(A002315(k)*n + A001108(k+1)) = (A001653(k+1)*n + A001109(k+1))^2. For k=0 we obtain a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (identity added by N. J. A. Sloane on Feb 19 2004).
a(n) + a(A002315(k)*n - A055997(k+1)) = (A001653(k+1)*n - A001109(k))^2.
(End)
Plot the three points (0,0), (a(n), a(n+1)), (a(n+1), a(n+2)) to form a triangle. The area will be a(n+1)/2. - J. M. Bergot, May 04 2012
The sum of four consecutive triangular numbers, beginning with a(n)=n*(n+1)/2, minus 2 is 2*(n+2)^2. a(n)*a(n+2)/2 = a(a(n+1)-1). - J. M. Bergot, May 17 2012
(a(n)*a(n+3) - a(n+1)*a(n+2))*(a(n+1)*a(n+4) - a(n+2)*a(n+3))/8 = a((n^2+5*n+4)/2). - J. M. Bergot, May 18 2012
a(n)*a(n+1) + a(n+2)*a(n+3) + 3 = a(n^2 + 4*n + 6). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
In general, a(n)*a(n+1) + a(n+k)*a(n+k+1) + a(k-1)*a(k) = a(n^2 + (k+2)*n + k*(k+1)). - Charlie Marion, Sep 11 2012
a(n)*a(n+3) + a(n+1)*a(n+2) = a(n^2 + 4*n + 2). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
In general, a(n)*a(n+k) + a(n+1)*a(n+k-1) = a(n^2 + (k+1)*n + k-1). - Charlie Marion, Sep 11 2012
a(n)*a(n+2) + a(n+1)*a(n+3) = a(n^2 + 4*n + 3). - J. M. Bergot, May 22 2012
Three points (a(n),a(n+1)), (a(n+1),a(n)) and (a(n+2),a(n+3)) form a triangle with area 4*a(n+1). - J. M. Bergot, May 23 2012
a(n) + a(n+k) = (n+k)^2 - (k^2 + (2n-1)*k -2n)/2. For k=1 we obtain a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (see below). - Charlie Marion, Oct 02 2012
In n-space we can define a(n-1) nontrivial orthogonal projections. For example, in 3-space there are a(2)=3 (namely point onto line, point onto plane, line onto plane). - Douglas Latimer, Dec 17 2012
From James East, Jan 08 2013: (Start)
For n >= 1, a(n) is equal to the rank (minimal cardinality of a generating set) and idempotent rank (minimal cardinality of an idempotent generating set) of the semigroup P_n\S_n, where P_n and S_n denote the partition monoid and symmetric group on [n].
For n >= 3, a(n-1) is equal to the rank and idempotent rank of the semigroup T_n\S_n, where T_n and S_n denote the full transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n].
(End)
For n >= 3, a(n) is equal to the rank and idempotent rank of the semigroup PT_n\S_n, where PT_n and S_n denote the partial transformation semigroup and symmetric group on [n]. - James East, Jan 15 2013
Conjecture: For n > 0, there is always a prime between A000217(n) and A000217(n+1). Sequence A065383 has the first 1000 of these primes. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 11 2013
The formula, a(n)*a(n+4k+2)/2 + a(k) = a(a(n+2k+1) - (k^2+(k+1)^2)), is a generalization of the formula a(n)*a(n+2)/2 = a(a(n+1)-1) in Bergot's comment dated May 17 2012. - Charlie Marion, Mar 28 2013
The series Sum_{k>=1} 1/a(k) = 2, given in a formula below by Jon Perry, Jul 13 2003, has partial sums 2*n/(n+1) (telescopic sum) = A022998(n)/A026741(n+1). - Wolfdieter Lang, Apr 09 2013
For odd m = 2k+1, we have the recurrence a(m*n + k) = m^2*a(n) + a(k). Corollary: If number T is in the sequence then so is 9*T+1. - Lekraj Beedassy, May 29 2013
Euler, in Section 87 of the Opera Postuma, shows that whenever T is a triangular number then 9*T + 1, 25*T + 3, 49*T + 6 and 81*T + 10 are also triangular numbers. In general, if T is a triangular number then (2*k + 1)^2*T + k*(k + 1)/2 is also a triangular number. - Peter Bala, Jan 05 2015
Using 1/b and 1/(b+2) will give a Pythagorean triangle with sides 2*b + 2, b^2 + 2*b, and b^2 + 2*b + 2. Set b=n-1 to give a triangle with sides of lengths 2*n,n^2-1, and n^2 + 1. One-fourth the perimeter = a(n) for n > 1. - J. M. Bergot, Jul 24 2013
a(n) = A028896(n)/6, where A028896(n) = s(n) - s(n-1) are the first differences of s(n) = n^3 + 3*n^2 + 2*n - 8. s(n) can be interpreted as the sum of the 12 edge lengths plus the sum of the 6 face areas plus the volume of an n X (n-1) X (n-2) rectangular prism. - J. M. Bergot, Aug 13 2013
Dimension of orthogonal group O(n+1). - Eric M. Schmidt, Sep 08 2013
Number of positive roots in the root system of type A_n (for n > 0). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
A formula for the r-th successive summation of k, for k = 1 to n, is binomial(n+r,r+1) [H. W. Gould]. - Gary Detlefs, Jan 02 2014
Also the alternating row sums of A095831. Also the alternating row sums of A055461, for n >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 26 2014
For n >= 3, a(n-2) is the number of permutations of 1,2,...,n with the distribution of up (1) - down (0) elements 0...011 (n-3 zeros), or, the same, a(n-2) is up-down coefficient {n,3} (see comment in A060351). - Vladimir Shevelev, Feb 14 2014
a(n) is the dimension of the vector space of symmetric n X n matrices. - Derek Orr, Mar 29 2014
Non-vanishing subdiagonal of A132440^2/2, aside from the initial zero. First subdiagonal of unsigned A238363. Cf. A130534 for relations to colored forests, disposition of flags on flagpoles, and colorings of the vertices of complete graphs. - Tom Copeland, Apr 05 2014
The number of Sidon subsets of {1,...,n+1} of size 2. - Carl Najafi, Apr 27 2014
Number of factors in the definition of the Vandermonde determinant V(x_1,x_2,...,x_n) = Product_{1 <= i < k <= n} x_i - x_k. - Tom Copeland, Apr 27 2014
Number of weak compositions of n into three parts. - Robert A. Beeler, May 20 2014
Suppose a bag contains a(n) red marbles and a(n+1) blue marbles, where a(n), a(n+1) are consecutive triangular numbers. Then, for n > 0, the probability of choosing two marbles at random and getting two red or two blue is 1/2. In general, for k > 2, let b(0) = 0, b(1) = 1 and, for n > 1, b(n) = (k-1)*b(n-1) - b(n-2) + 1. Suppose, for n > 0, a bag contains b(n) red marbles and b(n+1) blue marbles. Then the probability of choosing two marbles at random and getting two red or two blue is (k-1)/(k+1). See also A027941, A061278, A089817, A053142, A092521. - Charlie Marion, Nov 03 2014
Let O(n) be the oblong number n(n+1) = A002378 and S(n) the square number n^2 = A000290(n). Then a(4n) = O(3n) - O(n), a(4n+1) = S(3n+1) - S(n), a(4n+2) = S(3n+2) - S(n+1) and a(4n+3) = O(3n+2) - O(n). - Charlie Marion, Feb 21 2015
Consider the partition of the natural numbers into parts from the set S=(1,2,3,...,n). The length (order) of the signature of the resulting sequence is given by the triangular numbers. E.g., for n=10, the signature length is 55. - David Neil McGrath, May 05 2015
a(n) counts the partitions of (n-1) unlabeled objects into three (3) parts (labeled a,b,c), e.g., a(5)=15 for (n-1)=4. These are (aaaa),(bbbb),(cccc),(aaab),(aaac),(aabb),(aacc),(aabc),(abbc),(abcc),(abbb),(accc),(bbcc),(bccc),(bbbc). - David Neil McGrath, May 21 2015
Conjecture: the sequence is the genus/deficiency of the sinusoidal spirals of index n which are algebraic curves. The value 0 corresponds to the case of the Bernoulli Lemniscate n=2. So the formula conjectured is (n-1)(n-2)/2. - Wolfgang Tintemann, Aug 02 2015
Conjecture: Let m be any positive integer. Then, for each n = 1,2,3,... the set {Sum_{k=s..t} 1/k^m: 1 <= s <= t <= n} has cardinality a(n) = n*(n+1)/2; in other words, all the sums Sum_{k=s..t} 1/k^m with 1 <= s <= t are pairwise distinct. (I have checked this conjecture via a computer and found no counterexample.) - Zhi-Wei Sun, Sep 09 2015
The Pisano period lengths of reading the sequence modulo m seem to be A022998(m). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 29 2015
For n >= 1, a(n) is the number of compositions of n+4 into n parts avoiding the part 2. - Milan Janjic, Jan 07 2016
In this sequence only 3 is prime. - Fabian Kopp, Jan 09 2016
Suppose you are playing Bulgarian Solitaire (see A242424 and Chamberland's and Gardner's books) and, for n > 0, you are starting with a single pile of a(n) cards. Then the number of operations needed to reach the fixed state {n, n-1,...,1} is a(n-1). For example, {6}->{5,1}->{4,2}->{3,2,1}. - Charlie Marion, Jan 14 2016
Numbers k such that 8k + 1 is a square. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Apr 09 2016
Every perfect cube is the difference of the squares of two consecutive triangular numbers. 1^2-0^2 = 1^3, 3^2-1^2 = 2^3, 6^2-3^2 = 3^3. - Miquel Cerda, Jun 26 2016
For n > 1, a(n) = tau_n(k*) where tau_n(k) is the number of ordered n-factorizations of k and k* is the square of a prime. For example, tau_3(4) = tau_3(9) = tau_3(25) = tau_3(49) = 6 (see A007425) since the number of divisors of 4, 9, 25, and 49's divisors is 6, and a(3) = 6. - Melvin Peralta, Aug 29 2016
In an (n+1)-dimensional hypercube, number of two-dimensional faces congruent with a vertex (see also A001788). - Stanislav Sykora, Oct 23 2016
Generalizations of the familiar formulas, a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 (Feb 19 2004) and a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2) (Nov 22 2006), follow: a(n) + a(n+2k-1) + 4a(k-1) = (n+k)^2 + 6a(k-1) and a(n)^2 + a(n+2k-1)^2 + (4a(k-1))^2 + 3a(k-1) = a((n+k)^2 + 6a(k-1)). - Charlie Marion, Nov 27 2016
a(n) is also the greatest possible number of diagonals in a polyhedron with n+4 vertices. - Vladimir Letsko, Dec 19 2016
For n > 0, 2^5 * (binomial(n+1,2))^2 represents the first integer in a sum of 2*(2*n + 1)^2 consecutive integers that equals (2*n + 1)^6. - Patrick J. McNab, Dec 25 2016
Does not satisfy Benford's law (cf. Ross, 2012). - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017
Number of ordered triples (a,b,c) of positive integers not larger than n such that a+b+c = 2n+1. - Aviel Livay, Feb 13 2017
Number of inequivalent tetrahedral face colorings using at most n colors so that no color appears only once. - David Nacin, Feb 22 2017
Also the Wiener index of the complete graph K_{n+1}. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 07 2017
Number of intersections between the Bernstein polynomials of degree n. - Eric Desbiaux, Apr 01 2018
a(n) is the area of a triangle with vertices at (1,1), (n+1,n+2), and ((n+1)^2, (n+2)^2). - Art Baker, Dec 06 2018
For n > 0, a(n) is the smallest k > 0 such that n divides numerator of (1/a(1) + 1/a(2) + ... + 1/a(n-1) + 1/k). It should be noted that 1/1 + 1/3 + 1/6 + ... + 2/(n(n+1)) = 2n/(n+1). - Thomas Ordowski, Aug 04 2019
Upper bound of the number of lines in an n-homogeneous supersolvable line arrangement (see Theorem 1.1 in Dimca). - Stefano Spezia, Oct 04 2019
For n > 0, a(n+1) is the number of lattice points on a triangular grid with side length n. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Aug 12 2020
From Michael Chu, May 04 2022: (Start)
Maximum number of distinct nonempty substrings of a string of length n.
Maximum cardinality of the sumset A+A, where A is a set of n numbers. (End)
a(n) is the number of parking functions of size n avoiding the patterns 123, 132, and 312. - Lara Pudwell, Apr 10 2023
Suppose two rows, each consisting of n evenly spaced dots, are drawn in parallel. Suppose we bijectively draw lines between the dots of the two rows. For n >= 1, a(n - 1) is the maximal possible number of intersections between the lines. Equivalently, the maximal number of inversions in a permutation of [n]. - Sela Fried, Apr 18 2023
The following equation complements the generalization in Bala's Comment (Jan 05 2015). (2k + 1)^2*a(n) + a(k) = a((2k + 1)*n + k). - Charlie Marion, Aug 28 2023
a(n) + a(n+k) + a(k-1) + (k-1)*n = (n+k)^2. For k = 1, we have a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Nov 17 2023
a(n+1)/3 is the expected number of steps to escape from a linear row of n positions starting at a random location and randomly performing steps -1 or +1 with equal probability. - Hugo Pfoertner, Jul 22 2025
a(n+1) is the number of nonnegative integer solutions to p + q + r = n. By Sylvester's law of inertia, it is also the number of congruence classes of real symmetric n-by-n matrices or equivalently, the number of symmetric bilinear forms on a real n-dimensional vector space. - Paawan Jethva, Jul 24 2025

Examples

			G.f.: x + 3*x^2 + 6*x^3 + 10*x^4 + 15*x^5 + 21*x^6 + 28*x^7 + 36*x^8 + 45*x^9 + ...
When n=3, a(3) = 4*3/2 = 6.
Example(a(4)=10): ABCD where A, B, C and D are different links in a chain or different amino acids in a peptide possible fragments: A, B, C, D, AB, ABC, ABCD, BC, BCD, CD = 10.
a(2): hollyhock leaves on the Tokugawa Mon, a(4): points in Pythagorean tetractys, a(5): object balls in eight-ball billiards. - _Bradley Klee_, Aug 24 2015
From _Gus Wiseman_, Oct 28 2020: (Start)
The a(1) = 1 through a(5) = 15 ordered triples of positive integers summing to n + 2 [Beeler, McGrath above] are the following. These compositions are ranked by A014311.
  (111)  (112)  (113)  (114)  (115)
         (121)  (122)  (123)  (124)
         (211)  (131)  (132)  (133)
                (212)  (141)  (142)
                (221)  (213)  (151)
                (311)  (222)  (214)
                       (231)  (223)
                       (312)  (232)
                       (321)  (241)
                       (411)  (313)
                              (322)
                              (331)
                              (412)
                              (421)
                              (511)
The unordered version is A001399(n-3) = A069905(n), with Heinz numbers A014612.
The strict case is A001399(n-6)*6, ranked by A337453.
The unordered strict case is A001399(n-6), with Heinz numbers A007304.
(End)

References

  • M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards Applied Math. Series 55, 1964 (and various reprintings), p. 828.
  • C. Alsina and R. B. Nelson, Charming Proofs: A Journey into Elegant Mathematics, MAA, 2010. See Chapter 1.
  • T. M. Apostol, Introduction to Analytic Number Theory, Springer-Verlag, 1976, page 2.
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  • Marc Chamberland, Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers, Chapter 3, The Number Three, p. 72, Princeton University Press, 2015.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 155.
  • John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. See pp. 33, 38, 40, 70.
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  • E. Deza and M. M. Deza, Figurate numbers, World Scientific Publishing (2012), page 6.
  • L. E. Dickson, History of the Theory of Numbers. Carnegie Institute Public. 256, Washington, DC, Vol. 1, 1919; Vol. 2, 1920; Vol. 3, 1923, see vol. 2, p. 1.
  • Martin Gardner, Colossal Book of Mathematics, Chapter 34, Bulgarian Solitaire and Other Seemingly Endless Tasks, pp. 455-467, W. W. Norton & Company, 2001.
  • James Gleick, The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, Pantheon, 2011. [On page 82 mentions a table of the first 19999 triangular numbers published by E. de Joncort in 1762.]
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  • Elemer Labos, On the number of RGB-colors we can distinguish. Partition Spectra. Lecture at 7th Hungarian Conference on Biometry and Biomathematics. Budapest. Jul 06 2005.
  • A. Messiah, Quantum Mechanics, Vol.1, North Holland, Amsterdam, 1965, p. 457.
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  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pages 2-6, 13.
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The figurate numbers, with parameter k as in the second Python program: A001477 (k=0), this sequence (k=1), A000290 (k=2), A000326 (k=3), A000384 (k=4), A000566 (k=5), A000567 (k=6), A001106 (k=7), A001107 (k=8).
Cf. A000096, A000124, A000292, A000330, A000396, A000668, A001082, A001788, A002024, A002378, A002415, A003056 (inverse function), A004526, A006011, A007318, A008953, A008954, A010054 (characteristic function), A028347, A036666, A046092, A051942, A055998, A055999, A056000, A056115, A056119, A056121, A056126, A062717, A087475, A101859, A109613, A143320, A210569, A245031, A245300, A060544, A016754.
a(n) = A110449(n, 0).
a(n) = A110555(n+2, 2).
A diagonal of A008291.
Column 2 of A195152.
Numbers of the form n*t(n+k,h)-(n+k)*t(n,h), where t(i,h) = i*(i+2*h+1)/2 for any h (for A000217 is k=1): A005563, A067728, A140091, A140681, A212331.
Boustrophedon transforms: A000718, A000746.
Iterations: A007501 (start=2), A013589 (start=4), A050542 (start=5), A050548 (start=7), A050536 (start=8), A050909 (start=9).
Cf. A002817 (doubly triangular numbers), A075528 (solutions of a(n)=a(m)/2).
Cf. A104712 (first column, starting with a(1)).
Some generalized k-gonal numbers are A001318 (k=5), this sequence (k=6), A085787 (k=7), etc.
A001399(n-3) = A069905(n) = A211540(n+2) counts 3-part partitions.
A001399(n-6) = A069905(n-3) = A211540(n-1) counts 3-part strict partitions.
A011782 counts compositions of any length.
A337461 counts pairwise coprime triples, with unordered version A307719.
Cf. A000212, A001840, A007304, A156040, A220377, A337483, A337604.
Cf. A099174, A130534, A132440, A238363.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a000217 n = a000217_list !! n
a000217_list = scanl1 (+) [0..] -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 23 2011
  • J
    a000217=: *-:@>: NB. Stephen Makdisi, May 02 2018
  • Magma
    [n*(n+1)/2: n in [0..60]]; // Bruno Berselli, Jul 11 2014
  • Magma
    [n: n in [0..1500] | IsSquare(8*n+1)]; // Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Apr 09 2016
  • Maple
    A000217 := proc(n) n*(n+1)/2; end;
istriangular:=proc(n) local t1; t1:=floor(sqrt(2*n)); if n = t1*(t1+1)/2 then return true else return false; end if; end proc; # N. J. A. Sloane, May 25 2008
ZL := [S, {S=Prod(B, B, B), B=Set(Z, 1 <= card)}, unlabeled]:
seq(combstruct[count](ZL, size=n), n=2..55); # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 24 2007
isA000217 := proc(n)
    issqr(1+8*n) ;
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Nov 29 2015 [This is the recipe Leonhard Euler proposes in chapter VII of his "Vollständige Anleitung zur Algebra", 1765. Peter Luschny, Sep 02 2022]
  • Mathematica
    Array[ #*(# - 1)/2 &, 54] (* Zerinvary Lajos, Jul 10 2009 *)
FoldList[#1 + #2 &, 0, Range@ 50] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 02 2011 *)
Accumulate[Range[0,70]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 09 2012 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x / (1 - x)^3, {x, 0, 50}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 30 2014 *)
(* For Mathematica 10.4+ *) Table[PolygonalNumber[n], {n, 0, 53}] (* Arkadiusz Wesolowski, Aug 27 2016 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {0, 1, 3}, 54] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 04 2016 *)
(* The following Mathematica program, courtesy of Steven J. Miller, is useful for testing if a sequence is Benford. To test a different sequence only one line needs to be changed. This strongly suggests that the triangular numbers are not Benford, since the second and third columns of the output disagree. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 12 2017 *)
fd[x_] := Floor[10^Mod[Log[10, x], 1]]
benfordtest[num_] := Module[{},
   For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++, digit[d] = 0];
   For[n = 1, n <= num, n++,
    {
     d = fd[n(n+1)/2];
     If[d != 0, digit[d] = digit[d] + 1];
     }];
   For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++, digit[d] = 1.0 digit[d]/num];
   For[d = 1, d <= 9, d++,
    Print[d, " ", 100.0 digit[d], " ", 100.0 Log[10, (d + 1)/d]]];
   ];
benfordtest[20000]
Table[Length[Join@@Permutations/@IntegerPartitions[n,{3}]],{n,0,15}] (* Gus Wiseman, Oct 28 2020 *)
  • PARI
    A000217(n) = n * (n + 1) / 2;
  • PARI
    is_A000217(n)=n*2==(1+n=sqrtint(2*n))*n \\ M. F. Hasler, May 24 2012
  • PARI
    is(n)=ispolygonal(n,3) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Feb 28 2014
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(),n,t); while((t=n*n++/2)<=lim,listput(v,t)); Vec(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 18 2021
  • Python
    for n in range(0,60): print(n*(n+1)//2, end=', ') # Stefano Spezia, Dec 06 2018
  • Python
    # Intended to compute the initial segment of the sequence, not
# isolated terms. If in the iteration the line "x, y = x + y + 1, y + 1"
# is replaced by "x, y = x + y + k, y + k" then the figurate numbers are obtained,
# for k = 0 (natural A001477), k = 1 (triangular), k = 2 (squares), k = 3 (pentagonal), k = 4 (hexagonal), k = 5 (heptagonal), k = 6 (octagonal), etc.
def aList():
    x, y = 1, 1
    yield 0
    while True:
        yield x
        x, y = x + y + 1, y + 1
A000217 = aList()
print([next(A000217) for i in range(54)]) # Peter Luschny, Aug 03 2019
  • SageMath
    [n*(n+1)/2 for n in (0..60)] # Bruno Berselli, Jul 11 2014
  • Scala
    (1 to 53).scanLeft(0)( + ) // Horstmann (2012), p. 171
  • Scheme
    (define (A000217 n) (/ (* n (+ n 1)) 2)) ;; Antti Karttunen, Jul 08 2017

Formula

G.f.: x/(1-x)^3. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(x+x^2/2).
a(n) = a(-1-n).
a(n) + a(n-1)*a(n+1) = a(n)^2. - Terrel Trotter, Jr., Apr 08 2002
a(n) = (-1)^n*Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^k*k^2. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 29 2002
a(n+1) = ((n+2)/n)*a(n), Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 2. - Jon Perry, Jul 13 2003
For n > 0, a(n) = A001109(n) - Sum_{k=0..n-1} (2*k+1)*A001652(n-1-k); e.g., 10 = 204 - (1*119 + 3*20 + 5*3 + 7*0). - Charlie Marion, Jul 18 2003
With interpolated zeros, this is n*(n+2)*(1+(-1)^n)/16. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
a(n+1) is the determinant of the n X n symmetric Pascal matrix M_(i, j) = binomial(i+j+1, i). - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 19 2003
a(n) = ((n+1)^3 - n^3 - 1)/6. - Xavier Acloque, Oct 24 2003
a(n) = a(n-1) + (1 + sqrt(1 + 8*a(n-1)))/2. This recursive relation is inverted when taking the negative branch of the square root, i.e., a(n) is transformed into a(n-1) rather than a(n+1). - Carl R. White, Nov 04 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} phi(k)*floor(n/k) = Sum_{k=1..n} A000010(k)*A010766(n, k) (R. Dedekind). - Vladeta Jovovic, Feb 05 2004
a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 19 2004
a(n) = a(n-2) + 2*n - 1. - Paul Barry, Jul 17 2004
a(n) = sqrt(Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} (i*j)) = sqrt(A000537(n)). - Alexander Adamchuk, Oct 24 2004
a(n) = sqrt(sqrt(Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} (i*j)^3)) = (Sum_{i=1..n} Sum_{j=1..n} Sum_{k=1..n} (i*j*k)^3)^(1/6). - Alexander Adamchuk, Oct 26 2004
a(n) == 1 (mod n+2) if n is odd and a(n) == n/2+2 (mod n+2) if n is even. - Jon Perry, Dec 16 2004
a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2) + 1. - Miklos Kristof, Mar 09 2005
a(n) = a(n-1) + n. - Zak Seidov, Mar 06 2005
a(n) = A108299(n+3,4) = -A108299(n+4,5). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jun 01 2005
a(n) = A111808(n,2) for n > 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 17 2005
a(n)*a(n+1) = A006011(n+1) = (n+1)^2*(n^2+2)/4 = 3*A002415(n+1) = 1/2*a(n^2+2*n). a(n-1)*a(n) = (1/2)*a(n^2-1). - Alexander Adamchuk, Apr 13 2006 [Corrected and edited by Charlie Marion, Nov 26 2010]
a(n) = floor((2*n+1)^2/8). - Paul Barry, May 29 2006
For positive n, we have a(8*a(n))/a(n) = 4*(2*n+1)^2 = (4*n+2)^2, i.e., a(A033996(n))/a(n) = 4*A016754(n) = (A016825(n))^2 = A016826(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 29 2006
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2) [R B Nelsen, Math Mag 70 (2) (1997), p. 130]. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 22 2006
a(n) = A126890(n,0). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 30 2006
a(n)*a(n+k)+a(n+1)*a(n+1+k) = a((n+1)*(n+1+k)). Generalizes previous formula dated Nov 22 2006 [and comments by J. M. Bergot dated May 22 2012]. - Charlie Marion, Feb 04 2011
(sqrt(8*a(n)+1)-1)/2 = n. - David W. Cantrell (DWCantrell(AT)sigmaxi.net), Feb 26 2007
a(n) = A023896(n) + A067392(n). - Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 02 2007
Sum_{k=0..n} a(k)*A039599(n,k) = A002457(n-1), for n >= 1. - Philippe Deléham, Jun 10 2007
8*a(n)^3 + a(n)^2 = Y(n)^2, where Y(n) = n*(n+1)*(2*n+1)/2 = 3*A000330(n). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Nov 06 2007 [Edited by Derek Orr, May 05 2015]
A general formula for polygonal numbers is P(k,n) = (k-2)*(n-1)n/2 + n = n + (k-2)*A000217(n-1), for n >= 1, k >= 3. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 28 2008 and Mar 31 2013
a(3*n) = A081266(n), a(4*n) = A033585(n), a(5*n) = A144312(n), a(6*n) = A144314(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 17 2008
a(n) = A022264(n) - A049450(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 09 2008
If we define f(n,i,a) = Sum_{j=0..k-1} (binomial(n,k)*Stirling1(n-k,i)*Product_{j=0..k-1} (-a-j)), then a(n) = -f(n,n-1,1), for n >= 1. - Milan Janjic, Dec 20 2008
4*a(x) + 4*a(y) + 1 = (x+y+1)^2 + (x-y)^2. - Vladimir Shevelev, Jan 21 2009
a(n) = A000124(n-1) + n-1 for n >= 2. a(n) = A000124(n) - 1. - Jaroslav Krizek, Jun 16 2009
An exponential generating function for the inverse of this sequence is given by Sum_{m>=0} ((Pochhammer(1, m)*Pochhammer(1, m))*x^m/(Pochhammer(3, m)*factorial(m))) = ((2-2*x)*log(1-x)+2*x)/x^2, the n-th derivative of which has a closed form which must be evaluated by taking the limit as x->0. A000217(n+1) = (lim_{x->0} d^n/dx^n (((2-2*x)*log(1-x)+2*x)/x^2))^-1 = (lim_{x->0} (2*Gamma(n)*(-1/x)^n*(n*(x/(-1+x))^n*(-x+1+n)*LerchPhi(x/(-1+x), 1, n) + (-1+x)*(n+1)*(x/(-1+x))^n + n*(log(1-x)+log(-1/(-1+x)))*(-x+1+n))/x^2))^-1. - Stephen Crowley, Jun 28 2009
a(n) = A034856(n+1) - A005408(n) = A005843(n) + A000124(n) - A005408(n). - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 05 2009
a(A006894(n)) = a(A072638(n-1)+1) = A072638(n) = A006894(n+1)-1 for n >= 1. For n=4, a(11) = 66. - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 12 2009
With offset 1, a(n) = floor(n^3/(n+1))/2. - Gary Detlefs, Feb 14 2010
a(n) = 4*a(floor(n/2)) + (-1)^(n+1)*floor((n+1)/2). - Bruno Berselli, May 23 2010
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3); a(0)=0, a(1)=1. - Mark Dols, Aug 20 2010
From Charlie Marion, Oct 15 2010: (Start)
a(n) + 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = n^2 + (n-1)^2; and
a(n) + 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) = n^2 + 2*(n-1)^2 + (n-2)^2.
In general, for n >= m > 2, Sum_{k=0..m} binomial(m,m-k)*a(n-k) = Sum_{k=0..m-1} binomial(m-1,m-1-k)*(n-k)^2.
a(n) - 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2) = 1, a(n) - 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) - a(n-3) = 0 and a(n) - 4*a(n-1) + 6*a(n-2) - 4*(a-3) + a(n-4) = 0.
In general, for n >= m > 2, Sum_{k=0..m} (-1)^k*binomial(m,m-k)*a(n-k) = 0.
(End)
a(n) = sqrt(A000537(n)). - Zak Seidov, Dec 07 2010
For n > 0, a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} 4*(sin(x))^(2*n-1)*(cos(x))^3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = A110654(n)*A008619(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 24 2011
a(2*k-1) = A000384(k), a(2*k) = A014105(k), k > 0. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 13 2011
a(n) = A026741(n)*A026741(n+1). - Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 01 2012
a(n) + a(a(n)) + 1 = a(a(n)+1). - J. M. Bergot, Apr 27 2012
a(n) = -s(n+1,n), where s(n,k) are the Stirling numbers of the first kind, A048994. - Mircea Merca, May 03 2012
a(n)*a(n+1) = a(Sum_{m=1..n} A005408(m))/2, for n >= 1. For example, if n=8, then a(8)*a(9) = a(80)/2 = 1620. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, May 27 2012
a(n) = A002378(n)/2 = (A001318(n) + A085787(n))/2. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 11 2013
G.f.: x * (1 + 3x + 6x^2 + ...) = x * Product_{j>=0} (1+x^(2^j))^3 = x * A(x) * A(x^2) * A(x^4) * ..., where A(x) = (1 + 3x + 3x^2 + x^3). - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 26 2012
G.f.: G(0) where G(k) = 1 + (2*k+3)*x/(2*k+1 - x*(k+2)*(2*k+1)/(x*(k+2) + (k+1)/G(k+1))); (continued fraction, 3rd kind, 3-step). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Nov 23 2012
a(n) = A002088(n) + A063985(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 21 2013
G.f.: x + 3*x^2/(Q(0)-3*x) where Q(k) = 1 + k*(x+1) + 3*x - x*(k+1)*(k+4)/Q(k+1); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Mar 14 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + a(n+2) + a(n+3) + n = a(2*n+4). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 16 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + ... + a(n+8) + 6*n = a(3*n+15). - Charlie Marion, Mar 18 2013
a(n) + a(n+1) + ... + a(n+20) + 2*n^2 + 57*n = a(5*n+55). - Charlie Marion, Mar 18 2013
3*a(n) + a(n-1) = a(2*n), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 05 2013
In general, a(k*n) = (2*k-1)*a(n) + a((k-1)*n-1). - Charlie Marion, Apr 20 2015
Also, a(k*n) = a(k)*a(n) + a(k-1)*a(n-1). - Robert Israel, Apr 20 2015
a(n+1) = det(binomial(i+2,j+1), 1 <= i,j <= n). - Mircea Merca, Apr 06 2013
a(n) = floor(n/2) + ceiling(n^2/2) = n - floor(n/2) + floor(n^2/2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 15 2013
a(n) = floor((n+1)/(exp(2/(n+1))-1)). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
Sum_{n>=1} a(n)/n! = 3*exp(1)/2 by the e.g.f. Also see A067764 regarding ratios calculated this way for binomial coefficients in general. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 15 2013
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = 4*log(2) - 2 = 0.7725887... . - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 11 2014
2/(Sum_{n>=m} 1/a(n)) = m, for m > 0. - Richard R. Forberg, Aug 12 2014
A228474(a(n))=n; A248952(a(n))=0; A248953(a(n))=a(n); A248961(a(n))=A000330(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 20 2014
a(a(n)-1) + a(a(n+2)-1) + 1 = A000124(n+1)^2. - Charlie Marion, Nov 04 2014
a(n) = 2*A000292(n) - A000330(n). - Luciano Ancora, Mar 14 2015
a(n) = A007494(n-1) + A099392(n) for n > 0. - Bui Quang Tuan, Mar 27 2015
Sum_{k=0..n} k*a(k+1) = a(A000096(n+1)). - Charlie Marion, Jul 15 2015
Let O(n) be the oblong number n(n+1) = A002378(n) and S(n) the square number n^2 = A000290(n). Then a(n) + a(n+2k) = O(n+k) + S(k) and a(n) + a(n+2k+1) = S(n+k+1) + O(k). - Charlie Marion, Jul 16 2015
A generalization of the Nov 22 2006 formula, a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2), follows. Let T(k,n) = a(n) + k. Then for all k, T(k,n)^2 + T(k,n+1)^2 = T(k,(n+1)^2 + 2*k) - 2*k. - Charlie Marion, Dec 10 2015
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a(a(n) + a(n+1)). Deducible from N. J. A. Sloane's a(n) + a(n+1) = (n+1)^2 and R. B. Nelson's a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = a((n+1)^2). - Ben Paul Thurston, Dec 28 2015
Dirichlet g.f.: (zeta(s-2) + zeta(s-1))/2. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jun 26 2016
a(n)^2 - a(n-1)^2 = n^3. - Miquel Cerda, Jun 29 2016
a(n) = A080851(0,n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Jul 28 2016
a(n) = A000290(n-1) - A034856(n-4). - Peter M. Chema, Sep 25 2016
a(n)^2 + a(n+3)^2 + 19 = a(n^2 + 4*n + 10). - Charlie Marion, Nov 23 2016
2*a(n)^2 + a(n) = a(n^2+n). - Charlie Marion, Nov 29 2016
G.f.: x/(1-x)^3 = (x * r(x) * r(x^3) * r(x^9) * r(x^27) * ...), where r(x) = (1 + x + x^2)^3 = (1 + 3*x + 6*x^2 + 7*x^3 + 6*x^4 + 3*x^5 + x^6). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 03 2016
a(n) = sum of the elements of inverse of matrix Q(n), where Q(n) has elements q_i,j = 1/(1-4*(i-j)^2). So if e = appropriately sized vector consisting of 1's, then a(n) = e'.Q(n)^-1.e. - Michael Yukish, Mar 20 2017
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} ((2*k-1)!!*(2*n-2*k-1)!!)/((2*k-2)!!*(2*n-2*k)!!). - Michael Yukish, Mar 20 2017
Sum_{i=0..k-1} a(n+i) = (3*k*n^2 + 3*n*k^2 + k^3 - k)/6. - Christopher Hohl, Feb 23 2019
a(n) = A060544(n + 1) - A016754(n). - Ralf Steiner, Nov 09 2019
a(n) == 0 (mod n) iff n is odd (see De Koninck reference). - Bernard Schott, Jan 10 2020
8*a(k)*a(n) + ((a(k)-1)*n + a(k))^2 = ((a(k)+1)*n + a(k))^2. This formula reduces to the well-known formula, 8*a(n) + 1 = (2*n+1)^2, when k = 1. - Charlie Marion, Jul 23 2020
a(k)*a(n) = Sum_{i = 0..k-1} (-1)^i*a((k-i)*(n-i)). - Charlie Marion, Dec 04 2020
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 20 2021: (Start)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = cosh(sqrt(7)*Pi/2)/(2*Pi).
Product_{n>=2} (1 - 1/a(n)) = 1/3. (End)
a(n) = Sum_{k=1..2*n-1} (-1)^(k+1)*a(k)*a(2*n-k). For example, for n = 4, 1*28 - 3*21 + 6*15 - 10*10 + 15*6 - 21*3 + 28*1 = 10. - Charlie Marion, Mar 23 2022
2*a(n) = A000384(n) - n^2 + 2*n. In general, if P(k,n) = the n-th k-gonal number, then (j+1)*a(n) = P(5 + j, n) - n^2 + (j+1)*n. More generally, (j+1)*P(k,n) = P(2*k + (k-2)*(j-1),n) - n^2 + (j+1)*n. - Charlie Marion, Mar 14 2023
a(n) = A109613(n) * A004526(n+1). - Torlach Rush, Nov 10 2023
a(n) = (1/6)* Sum_{k = 0..3*n} (-1)^(n+k+1) * k*(k + 1) * binomial(3*n+k, 2*k). - Peter Bala, Nov 03 2024
From Peter Bala, Jul 05 2025: (Start)
The following series telescope: for k >= 0,
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n)*a(n+2)*...*a(n+2*k)/(a(n+1)*a(n+3)*...*a(n+2*k+3)) = 1/(2*k + 3);
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n+1)*a(n+3)*...*a(n+2*k+1)/(a(n)*a(n+2)*...*a(n+2*k+2)) = 2/(2*k + 3) * Sum_{i = 1..2*k+3} 1/i. (End)

Extensions

Edited by Derek Orr, May 05 2015

A008284 Triangle of partition numbers: T(n,k) = number of partitions of n in which the greatest part is k, 1 <= k <= n. Also number of partitions of n into k positive parts, 1 <= k <= n.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 5, 8, 9, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 5, 10, 11, 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 6, 12, 15, 13, 11, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 6, 14, 18, 18, 14, 11, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 7, 16, 23, 23, 20, 15, 11, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1
Offset: 1

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N. J. A. Sloane

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From Frederik Beaujean (beaujean(AT)mpp.mpg.de), Apr 09 2010: (Start)
A000041(n+1) = 1 + Sum_{r=1..n} Sum_{k=1..min(r,n-r+1)} T(r,k).
T(n, n-k) is also the number of partitions of k in which the greatest part is at most n-k. (End)
From Richard R. Forberg, Dec 26 2014: (Start)
Elements of T(n, k) for n <= 2+3k, equal A000041(n-k) - A000070(n-2k-1), with the assumption A000070(n) = 0 for n < 0.
The diagonal T(2+2k, k), for k > 1 equals A007042, and the diagonal T(3+3k,k), for k >= 1, equals A104384. (End)
T(-n, k) is used as a definition for A380038, which can therefore be seen as an extension of this sequence for negative n. - Friedjof Tellkamp, Jan 18 2025

Examples

			The triangle T(n,k) begins:
   n\k 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 ...
   1:  1
   2:  1  1
   3:  1  1  1
   4:  1  2  1  1
   5:  1  2  2  1  1
   6:  1  3  3  2  1  1
   7:  1  3  4  3  2  1  1
   8:  1  4  5  5  3  2  1  1
   9:  1  4  7  6  5  3  2  1  1
  10:  1  5  8  9  7  5  3  2  1  1
  11:  1  5 10 11 10  7  5  3  2  1  1
  12:  1  6 12 15 13 11  7  5  3  2  1  1
... Reformatted and extended by _Wolfdieter Lang_, Dec 03 2012; additional extension by _Bob Selcoe_, Jun 09 2013
T(7,3) = 4 because we have [3,3,1], [3,2,2], [3,2,1,1] and [3,1,1,1,1], each having greatest part 3; or [5,1,1], [4,2,1], [3,3,1] and [3,2,2] each having 3 parts.
* Example from formula above: T(10,4) = 9 because T(6,4) + T(6,3) + T(6,2) + T(6,1) = 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 9.
* P(n) = P(n-1) + DT(n-1). P(n) = unordered partitions of n. (A000041) DT(n-1) = sum of diagonals beginning at T(n-1,1).
Example P(11) = 56, P(10) = 42, sum DT(10) = 1 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 14. - _Bob Selcoe_, Jun 09 2013
From _Omar E. Pol_, Nov 19 2019: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms: T(n,k) is also the number of vertical line segments in the k-th column of the n-th diagram, which represents the partitions of n:
.
    1    1 1    1 1 1    1 2 1 1    1 2 2 1 1    1 3 3 2 1 1    1 3 4 3 2 1 1
.
   _|   _| |   _| | |   _| | | |   _| | | | |   _| | | | | |   _| | | | | | |
        _ _|   _ _| |   _ _| | |   _ _| | | |   _ _| | | | |   _ _| | | | | |
               _ _ _|   _ _ _| |   _ _ _| | |   _ _ _| | | |   _ _ _| | | | |
                        _ _|   |   _ _|   | |   _ _|   | | |   _ _|   | | | |
                        _ _ _ _|   _ _ _ _| |   _ _ _ _| | |   _ _ _ _| | | |
                                   _ _ _|   |   _ _ _|   | |   _ _ _|   | | |
                                   _ _ _ _ _|   _ _ _ _ _| |   _ _ _ _ _| | |
                                                _ _|   |   |   _ _|   |   | |
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                                                _ _ _|     |   _ _ _|     | |
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(End)

References

  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, pp. 94, 96 and 307.
  • F. N. David, M. G. Kendall and D. E. Barton, Symmetric Function and Allied Tables, Cambridge, 1966, p. 219.
  • D. E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4, Fascicle 3: Generating All Combinations and Partitions, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005, pp. 38, 45, 50 [From Frederik Beaujean (beaujean(AT)mpp.mpg.de), Apr 09 2010]
  • D. E. Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, vol. 4A, Combinatorial Algorithms, Section 7.2.1.4, p. 400.
  • D. S. Mitrinovic et al., Handbook of Number Theory, Kluwer, Section XIV.2, p. 493.
  • James J. Tattersall, Elementary Number Theory in Nine Chapters, Cambridge University Press, 1999, page 294.

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Crossrefs

A000041 is row sums and diagonal.
Columns k=1-10 are: A057427, A004526, A069905, A026810, A026811, A026812, A026813, A026814, A026815, A026816.
Partial sums of rows gives A026820.
Cf. A038497, A038498, A039805-A039809, A060016, A126988, A380038.
Read from right to left gives A058398.
Subtriangle of A072233 without row n=0 and column m=0.
Cf. A007042, A104384 which are diagonals with slope -2, -3.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a008284 n k = a008284_tabl !! (n-1) !! (k-1)
a008284_row n = a008284_tabl !! (n-1)
a008284_tabl = [1] : f [[1]] where
   f xss = ys : f (ys : xss) where
     ys = (map sum $ zipWith take [1..] xss) ++ [1]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 05 2014
  • Maple
    G:=-1+1/product(1-t*x^j,j=1..15): Gser:=simplify(series(G,x=0,17)): for n from 1 to 14 do P[n]:=coeff(Gser,x^n) od: for n from 1 to 14 do seq(coeff(P[n],t^j),j=1..n) od; # yields sequence in triangular form; Emeric Deutsch, Feb 12 2006
with(combstruct):for n from 0 to 18 do seq(count(Partition(n), size=m), m = 1 .. n) od; # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 30 2009
T := proc(n,k) option remember; if k < 0 or n < 0 then 0 elif k = 0 then if n = 0 then 1 else 0 fi else T(n - 1, k - 1) + T(n - k, k) fi end: seq(print(seq(T(n, k), k=1..n)),n=1..14); # Peter Luschny, Jul 24 2011
  • Mathematica
    Column[Table[ IntegerPartitions[n, {k}] // Length, {n, 1, 20}, {k, 1, n}], Center] (* Frederik Beaujean (beaujean(AT)mpp.mpg.de), Apr 09 2010 *)
(*Recurrence closely related to natural numbers and number of divisors of n*)
Clear[t]; nn = 14; t[n_, 1] = 1; t[n_, k_] := t[n, k] = If[n >= k, Sum[t[n - i, k - 1], {i, 1, n - 1}] - Sum[t[n - i, k], {i, 1, k - 1}], 0];Flatten[Table[Table[t[n, k], {k, 1, n}], {n, 1, nn}]][[1 ;; 96]] (* Mats Granvik, Jan 01 2015 *)
Table[SeriesCoefficient[1/QPochhammer[a q, q], {q, 0, n}, {a, 0, k}], {n, 1, 15}, {k, 1, n}] // Column (* Vladimir Reshetnikov, Nov 18 2016 *)
T[n_, k_] := T[n, k] = If[n>0 && k>0, T[n-1, k-1] + T[n-k, k], Boole[n==0 && k==0]]
Table[T[n, k], {n, 1, 20}, {k, 1, n}] // Flatten (* Robert A. Russell, May 12 2018 after Knuth 7.2.1.4 (39) *)
  • PARI
    T(n,k)=#partitions(n-k,k)
for(n=1,9,for(k=1,n,print1(T(n,k)", "))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 04 2016
  • PARI
    A8284=[]; A008284(n,k)={for(n=#A8284+1,n,A8284=concat(A8284,[vector(n,k,if(2*k1,A8284[n-k][k]+A8284[n-1][k-1],1),numbpart(n-k)))]));if(k,A8284[n][k],A8284[n])} \\ Without 2nd argument, return row n. - M. F. Hasler, Sep 26 2017
  • Python
    from functools import lru_cache
@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
def A008284_T(n,k):
    if k==n or k==1: return 1
    if k>n: return 0
    return A008284_T(n-1,k-1)+A008284_T(n-k,k) # Chai Wah Wu, Sep 21 2023
  • Sage
    from sage.combinat.partition import number_of_partitions_length
[[number_of_partitions_length(n, k) for k in (1..n)] for n in (1..12)] # Peter Luschny, Aug 01 2015

Formula

T(n, k) = Sum_{i=1..k} T(n-k, i), for 1 <= k <= n-1; T(n, n) = 1 for n >= 1.
Or, T(n, 1) = T(n, n) = 1, T(n, k) = 0 (k > n), T(n, k) = T(n-1, k-1) + T(n-k, k).
G.f. for k-th column: x^k/(Product_{j=1..k} (1-x^j)). - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 29 2000
G.f.: A(x, y) = Product_{n>=1} 1/(1-x^n)^(P_n(y)/n), where P_n(y) = Sum_{d|n} eulerphi(n/d)*y^d. - Paul D. Hanna, Jul 13 2004
If k >= n/2, T(n,k) = T(2(n-k),n-k) = A000041(n-k). - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Jan 12 2006 [Relation included by Hans Loeblich, Apr 16 2019, relation extended by Evan Robinson, Jun 30 2021]
G.f.: G(t,x) = -1 + 1/Product_{j>=1} (1-t*x^j). - Emeric Deutsch, Feb 12 2006
A002865(n) = Sum_{k=2..floor((n+2)/2)} T(n-k+1,k-1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 04 2007
A000700(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(n-k) T(n,k). - Jeremy L. Martin, Jul 06 2013
G.f.: -1 + e^(F(x,z)), where F(x,z) = Sum_{n >= 1} (x*z)^n/(n*(1 - z^n)) is a g.f. for A126988. - Peter Bala, Jan 13 2015
Also, T(n, n-k) = k for k = 1, 2, 3; n >= 2k. T(n, 2) = floor(n/2). T(n, 3) = round(n^2/12). - M. F. Hasler, Sep 26 2017
T(n,k) = [n>0 & k>0] * (T(n-1,k-1) + T(n-k,k)) + [n==0 & k==0]. - Robert A. Russell, May 12 2018 from Knuth 7.2.1.4 (39)
T(n, k) = Sum_{i=0..n-1} T(n-ik-1, k-1) for k >= 1; T(-n, k) = 0 for n > 0; T(n, 0) = [n==0]. - Joshua Swanson (writing for Juexian Li), May 24 2020

A004526 Nonnegative integers repeated, floor(n/2).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33, 34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36
Offset: 0

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N. J. A. Sloane

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Number of elements in the set {k: 1 <= 2k <= n}.
Dimension of the space of weight 2n+4 cusp forms for Gamma_0(2).
Dimension of the space of weight 1 modular forms for Gamma_1(n+1).
Number of ways 2^n is expressible as r^2 - s^2 with s > 0. Proof: (r+s) and (r-s) both should be powers of 2, even and distinct hence a(2k) = a(2k-1) = (k-1) etc. - Amarnath Murthy, Sep 20 2002
Lengths of sides of Ulam square spiral; i.e., lengths of runs of equal terms in A063826. - Donald S. McDonald, Jan 09 2003
Number of partitions of n into two parts. A008619 gives partitions of n into at most two parts, so A008619(n) = a(n) + 1 for all n >= 0. Partial sums are A002620 (Quarter-squares). - Rick L. Shepherd, Feb 27 2004
a(n+1) is the number of 1's in the binary expansion of the Jacobsthal number A001045(n). - Paul Barry, Jan 13 2005
Number of partitions of n+1 into two distinct (nonzero) parts. Example: a(8) = 4 because we have [8,1],[7,2],[6,3] and [5,4]. - Emeric Deutsch, Apr 14 2006
Complement of A000035, since A000035(n)+2*a(n) = n. Also equal to the partial sums of A000035. - Hieronymus Fischer, Jun 01 2007
Number of binary bracelets of n beads, two of them 0. For n >= 2, a(n-2) is the number of binary bracelets of n beads, two of them 0, with 00 prohibited. - Washington Bomfim, Aug 27 2008
Let A be the Hessenberg n X n matrix defined by: A[1,j] = j mod 2, A[i,i]:=1, A[i,i-1] = -1, and A[i,j] = 0 otherwise. Then, for n >= 1, a(n+1) = (-1)^n det(A). - Milan Janjic, Jan 24 2010
From Clark Kimberling, Mar 10 2011: (Start)
Let RT abbreviate rank transform (A187224). Then
RT(this sequence) = A187484;
RT(this sequence without 1st term) = A026371;
RT(this sequence without 1st 2 terms) = A026367;
RT(this sequence without 1st 3 terms) = A026363. (End)
The diameter (longest path) of the n-cycle. - Cade Herron, Apr 14 2011
For n >= 3, a(n-1) is the number of two-color bracelets of n beads, three of them are black, having a diameter of symmetry. - Vladimir Shevelev, May 03 2011
Pelesko (2004) refers erroneously to this sequence instead of A008619. - M. F. Hasler, Jul 19 2012
Number of degree 2 irreducible characters of the dihedral group of order 2(n+1). - Eric M. Schmidt, Feb 12 2013
For n >= 3 the sequence a(n-1) is the number of non-congruent regions with infinite area in the exterior of a regular n-gon with all diagonals drawn. See A217748. - Martin Renner, Mar 23 2013
a(n) is the number of partitions of 2n into exactly 2 even parts. a(n+1) is the number of partitions of 2n into exactly 2 odd parts. This just rephrases the comment of E. Deutsch above. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 08 2013
Number of the distinct rectangles and square in a regular n-gon is a(n/2) for even n and n >= 4. For odd n, such number is zero, see illustration in link. - Kival Ngaokrajang, Jun 25 2013
x-coordinate from the image of the point (0,-1) after n reflections across the lines y = n and y = x respectively (alternating so that one reflection is applied on each step): (0,-1) -> (0,1) -> (1,0) -> (1,2) -> (2,1) -> (2,3) -> ... . - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 12 2013
a(n) is the number of partitions of 2n into exactly two distinct odd parts. a(n-1) is the number of partitions of 2n into exactly two distinct even parts, n > 0. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 21 2013
a(n) is the number of permutations of length n avoiding 213, 231 and 312, or avoiding 213, 312 and 321 in the classical sense which are breadth-first search reading words of increasing unary-binary trees. For more details, see the entry for permutations avoiding 231 at A245898. - Manda Riehl, Aug 05 2014
Also a(n) is the number of different patterns of 2-color, 2-partition of n. - Ctibor O. Zizka, Nov 19 2014
Minimum in- and out-degree for a directed K_n (see link). - Jon Perry, Nov 22 2014
a(n) is also the independence number of the triangular graph T(n). - Luis Manuel Rivera Martínez, Mar 12 2015
For n >= 3, a(n+4) is the least positive integer m such that every m-element subset of {1,2,...,n} contains distinct i, j, k with i + j = k (equivalently, with i - j = k). - Rick L. Shepherd, Jan 24 2016
More generally, the ordinary generating function for the integers repeated k times is x^k/((1 - x)(1 - x^k)). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Mar 21 2016
a(n) is the number of numbers of the form F(i)*F(j) between F(n+3) and F(n+4), where 2 < i < j and F = A000045 (Fibonacci numbers). - Clark Kimberling, May 02 2016
The arithmetic function v_2(n,2) as defined in A289187. - Robert Price, Aug 22 2017
a(n) is also the total domination number of the (n-3)-gear graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 07 2018
Consider the numbers 1, 2, ..., n; a(n) is the largest integer t such that these numbers can be arranged in a row so that all consecutive terms differ by at least t. Example: a(6) = a(7) = 3, because of respectively (4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3) and (1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4) (see link BMO - Problem 2). - Bernard Schott, Mar 07 2020
a(n-1) is also the number of integer-sided triangles whose sides a < b < c are in arithmetic progression with a middle side b = n (see A307136). Example, for b = 4, there exists a(3) = 1 such triangle corresponding to Pythagorean triple (3, 4, 5). For the triples, miscellaneous properties and references, see A336750. - Bernard Schott, Oct 15 2020
For n >= 1, a(n-1) is the greatest remainder on division of n by any k in 1..n. - David James Sycamore, Sep 05 2021
Number of incongruent right triangles that can be formed from the vertices of a regular n-gon is given by a(n/2) for n even. For n odd such number is zero. For a regular n-gon, the number of incongruent triangles formed from its vertices is given by A069905(n). The number of incongruent acute triangles is given by A005044(n). The number of incongruent obtuse triangles is given by A008642(n-4) for n > 3 otherwise 0, with offset 0. - Frank M Jackson, Nov 26 2022
The inverse binomial transform is 0, 0, 1, -2, 4, -8, 16, -32, ... (see A122803). - R. J. Mathar, Feb 25 2023

Examples

			G.f. = x^2 + x^3 + 2*x^4 + 2*x^5 + 3*x^6 + 3*x^7 + 4*x^8 + 4*x^9 + 5*x^10 + ...

References

  • G. L. Alexanderson et al., The William Powell Putnam Mathematical Competition - Problems and Solutions: 1965-1984, M.A.A., 1985; see Problem A-1 of 27th Competition.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 120, P(n,2).
  • Graham, Knuth and Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics, Addison-Wesley, NY, 1989, page 77 (partitions of n into at most 2 parts).

Links

Crossrefs

a(n+2) = A008619(n). See A008619 for more references.
A001477(n) = a(n+1)+a(n). A000035(n) = a(n+1)-A002456(n).
a(n) = A008284(n, 2), n >= 1.
Zero followed by the partial sums of A000035.
Column 2 of triangle A094953. Second row of A180969.
Cf. A002264, A002265, A002266, A010761, A010762, A110532, A110533.
Partial sums: A002620. Other related sequences: A010872, A010873, A010874.
Cf. similar sequences of the integers repeated k times: A001477 (k = 1), this sequence (k = 2), A002264 (k = 3), A002265 (k = 4), A002266 (k = 5), A152467 (k = 6), A132270 (k = 7), A132292 (k = 8), A059995 (k = 10).
Cf. A289187, A139756 (binomial transf).
Cf. A307136, A336750.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a004526 = (`div` 2)
a004526_list = concatMap (\x -> [x, x]) [0..]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 27 2012
  • Magma
    [Floor(n/2): n in [0..100]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 19 2014
  • Maple
    A004526 := n->floor(n/2); seq(floor(i/2),i=0..50);
  • Mathematica
    Table[(2n - 1)/4 + (-1)^n/4, {n, 0, 70}] (* Stefan Steinerberger, Apr 02 2006 *)
f[n_] := If[OddQ[n], (n - 1)/2, n/2]; Array[f, 74, 0] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Apr 20 2012 *)
With[{c=Range[0,40]},Riffle[c,c]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 26 2013 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x^2/(1 - x - x^2 + x^3), {x, 0, 75}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 05 2015 *)
LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, -1}, {0, 0, 1}, 75] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 05 2015 *)
Floor[Range[0, 40]/2] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 07 2018 *)
  • Maxima
    makelist(floor(n/2),n,0,50); /* Martin Ettl, Oct 17 2012 */
  • PARI
    a(n)=n\2 /* Jaume Oliver Lafont, Mar 25 2009 */
  • PARI
    x='x+O('x^100); concat([0, 0], Vec(x^2/((1+x)*(x-1)^2))) \\ Altug Alkan, Mar 21 2016
  • Python
    def a(n): return n//2
print([a(n) for n in range(74)]) # Michael S. Branicky, Apr 30 2022
  • Sage
    def a(n) : return( dimension_cusp_forms( Gamma0(2), 2*n+4) ); # Michael Somos, Jul 03 2014
  • Sage
    def a(n) : return( dimension_modular_forms( Gamma1(n+1), 1) ); # Michael Somos, Jul 03 2014

Formula

G.f.: x^2/((1+x)*(x-1)^2).
a(n) = floor(n/2).
a(n) = ceiling((n+1)/2). - Eric W. Weisstein, Jan 11 2024
a(n) = 1 + a(n-2).
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - a(n-3).
a(2*n) = a(2*n+1) = n.
a(n+1) = n - a(n). - Henry Bottomley, Jul 25 2001
For n > 0, a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} (1/2)/cos(Pi*(2*i-(1-(-1)^n)/2)/(2*n+1)). - Benoit Cloitre, Oct 11 2002
a(n) = (2*n-1)/4 + (-1)^n/4; a(n+1) = Sum_{k=0..n} k*(-1)^(n+k). - Paul Barry, May 20 2003
E.g.f.: ((2*x-1)*exp(x) + exp(-x))/4. - Paul Barry, Sep 03 2003
G.f.: (1/(1-x)) * Sum_{k >= 0} t^2/(1-t^4) where t = x^2^k. - Ralf Stephan, Feb 24 2004
a(n+1) = A000120(A001045(n)). - Paul Barry, Jan 13 2005
a(n) = (n-(1-(-1)^n)/2)/2 = (1/2)*(n-|sin(n*Pi/2)|). Likewise: a(n) = (n-A000035(n))/2. Also: a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A000035(k). - Hieronymus Fischer, Jun 01 2007
The expression floor((x^2-1)/(2*x)) (x >= 1) produces this sequence. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Nov 08 2007; corrected by M. F. Hasler, Nov 17 2008
a(n+1) = A002378(n) - A035608(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 27 2010
a(n+1) = A002620(n+1) - A002620(n) = floor((n+1)/2)*ceiling((n+1)/2) - floor(n^2/4). - Jonathan Vos Post, May 20 2010
For n >= 2, a(n) = floor(log_2(2^a(n-1) + 2^a(n-2))). - Vladimir Shevelev, Jun 22 2010
a(n) = A180969(2,n). - Adriano Caroli, Nov 24 2010
A001057(n-1) = (-1)^n*a(n), n > 0. - M. F. Hasler, Jul 19 2012
a(n) = A008615(n) + A002264(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 28 2014
Euler transform of length 2 sequence [1, 1]. - Michael Somos, Jul 03 2014

Extensions

Partially edited by Joerg Arndt, Mar 11 2010, and M. F. Hasler, Jul 19 2012

A014612 Numbers that are the product of exactly three (not necessarily distinct) primes.

Original entry on oeis.org

8, 12, 18, 20, 27, 28, 30, 42, 44, 45, 50, 52, 63, 66, 68, 70, 75, 76, 78, 92, 98, 99, 102, 105, 110, 114, 116, 117, 124, 125, 130, 138, 147, 148, 153, 154, 164, 165, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 182, 186, 188, 190, 195, 207, 212, 222, 230, 231, 236, 238, 242, 244
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Author

Eric W. Weisstein

Keywords

Comments

Sometimes called "triprimes" or "3-almost primes".
See also A001358 for product of two primes (sometimes called semiprimes).
If you graph a(n)/n for n up to 10000 (and probably quite a bit higher), it appears to be converging to something near 3.9. In fact the limit is infinite. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Sep 20 2006
Meng shows that for any sufficiently large odd integer n, the equation n = a + b + c has solutions where each of a, b, c is 3-almost prime. The number of such solutions is (log log n)^6/(16 (log n)^3)*n^2*s(n)*(1 + O(1/log log n)), where s(n) = Sum_{q >= 1} Sum_{a = 1..q, (a, q) = 1} exp(i*2*Pi*n*a/q)*mu(n)/phi(n)^3 > 1/2. - Jonathan Vos Post, Sep 16 2005, corrected & rewritten by M. F. Hasler, Apr 24 2019
Also, a(n) are the numbers such that exactly half of their divisors are composite. For the numbers in which exactly half of the divisors are prime, see A167171. - Ivan Neretin, Jan 12 2016

Examples

			From _Gus Wiseman_, Nov 04 2020: (Start)
Also Heinz numbers of integer partitions into three parts, counted by A001399(n-3) = A069905(n) with ordered version A000217, where the Heinz number of an integer partition (y_1,...,y_k) is prime(y_1)*...*prime(y_k). The sequence of terms together with their prime indices begins:
      8: {1,1,1}     70: {1,3,4}     130: {1,3,6}
     12: {1,1,2}     75: {2,3,3}     138: {1,2,9}
     18: {1,2,2}     76: {1,1,8}     147: {2,4,4}
     20: {1,1,3}     78: {1,2,6}     148: {1,1,12}
     27: {2,2,2}     92: {1,1,9}     153: {2,2,7}
     28: {1,1,4}     98: {1,4,4}     154: {1,4,5}
     30: {1,2,3}     99: {2,2,5}     164: {1,1,13}
     42: {1,2,4}    102: {1,2,7}     165: {2,3,5}
     44: {1,1,5}    105: {2,3,4}     170: {1,3,7}
     45: {2,2,3}    110: {1,3,5}     171: {2,2,8}
     50: {1,3,3}    114: {1,2,8}     172: {1,1,14}
     52: {1,1,6}    116: {1,1,10}    174: {1,2,10}
     63: {2,2,4}    117: {2,2,6}     175: {3,3,4}
     66: {1,2,5}    124: {1,1,11}    182: {1,4,6}
     68: {1,1,7}    125: {3,3,3}     186: {1,2,11}
(End)

References

  • Edmund Landau, Handbuch der Lehre von der Verteilung der Primzahlen, Vol. 1, Teubner, Leipzig; third edition : Chelsea, New York (1974). See p. 211.

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A000040, A001358 (biprimes), A014613 (quadruprimes), A033942, A086062, A098238, A123072, A123073, A101605 (characteristic function).
Cf. A109251 (number of 3-almost primes <= 10^n).
Subsequence of A145784. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 19 2008
Cf. A007304 is the squarefree case.
Sequences listing r-almost primes, that is, the n such that A001222(n) = r: A000040 (r = 1), A001358 (r = 2), this sequence (r = 3), A014613 (r = 4), A014614 (r = 5), A046306 (r = 6), A046308 (r = 7), A046310 (r = 8), A046312 (r = 9), A046314 (r = 10), A069272 (r = 11), A069273 (r = 12), A069274 (r = 13), A069275 (r = 14), A069276 (r = 15), A069277 (r = 16), A069278 (r = 17), A069279 (r = 18), A069280 (r = 19), A069281 (r = 20). - Jason Kimberley, Oct 02 2011
Cf. A253721 (final digits).
A014311 is a different ranking of ordered triples, with strict case A337453.
A046316 is the restriction to odds, with strict case A307534.
A075818 is the restriction to evens, with strict case A075819.
A285508 is the nonsquarefree case.
A001399(n-3) = A069905(n) = A211540(n+2) counts 3-part partitions.
Cf. A000212, A000217, A046389, A140106, A307719, A321773.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a014612 n = a014612_list !! (n-1)
a014612_list = filter ((== 3) . a001222) [1..] -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 02 2012
  • Maple
    with(numtheory); A014612:=n->`if`(bigomega(n)=3, n, NULL); seq(A014612(n), n=1..250) # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Feb 05 2014
  • Mathematica
    threeAlmostPrimeQ[n_] := Plus @@ Last /@ FactorInteger@n == 3; Select[ Range@244, threeAlmostPrimeQ[ # ] &] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 04 2006 *)
NextkAlmostPrime[n_, k_: 2, m_: 1] := Block[{c = 0, sgn = Sign[m]}, kap = n + sgn; While[c < Abs[m], While[ PrimeOmega[kap] != k, If[sgn < 0, kap--, kap++]]; If[ sgn < 0, kap--, kap++]; c++]; kap + If[sgn < 0, 1, -1]]; NestList[NextkAlmostPrime[#, 3] &, 2^3, 56] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 27 2013 *)
Select[Range[244], PrimeOmega[#] == 3 &] (* Jayanta Basu, Jul 01 2013 *)
  • PARI
    isA014612(n)=bigomega(n)==3 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 07 2011
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(),t);forprime(p=2,lim\4, forprime(q=2,min(lim\(2*p),p), t=p*q; forprime(r=2,min(lim\t,q),listput(v,t*r)))); vecsort(Vec(v)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 04 2013
  • Python
    from sympy import factorint
def ok(n): f = factorint(n); return sum(f[p] for p in f) == 3
print(list(filter(ok, range(245)))) # Michael S. Branicky, Aug 12 2021
  • Python
    from math import isqrt
from sympy import primepi, primerange, integer_nthroot
def A014612(n):
    def f(x): return int(n+x-sum(primepi(x//(k*m))-b for a,k in enumerate(primerange(integer_nthroot(x,3)[0]+1)) for b,m in enumerate(primerange(k,isqrt(x//k)+1),a)))
    m, k = n, f(n)
    while m != k:
        m, k = k, f(k)
    return m # Chai Wah Wu, Aug 17 2024
  • Scala
    def primeFactors(number: Int, list: List[Int] = List())
                                                      : List[Int] = {
  for (n <- 2 to number if (number % n == 0)) {
    return primeFactors(number / n, list :+ n)
  }
  list
}
(1 to 250).filter(primeFactors().size == 3) // _Alonso del Arte, Nov 04 2020, based on algorithm by Victor Farcic (vfarcic)

Formula

Product p_i^e_i with Sum e_i = 3.
a(n) ~ 2n log n / (log log n)^2 as n -> infinity [Landau, p. 211].
Tau(a(n)) = 2 * (omega(a(n)) + 1) = 2*A083399(a(n)), where tau = A000005 and omega = A001221. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 28 2013
a(n) = A078840(3,n). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 30 2019

Extensions

More terms from Patrick De Geest, Jun 15 1998

A007304 Sphenic numbers: products of 3 distinct primes.

Original entry on oeis.org

30, 42, 66, 70, 78, 102, 105, 110, 114, 130, 138, 154, 165, 170, 174, 182, 186, 190, 195, 222, 230, 231, 238, 246, 255, 258, 266, 273, 282, 285, 286, 290, 310, 318, 322, 345, 354, 357, 366, 370, 374, 385, 399, 402, 406, 410, 418, 426, 429, 430, 434, 435, 438
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Author

Simon Plouffe

Keywords

Comments

Note the distinctions between this and "n has exactly three prime factors" (A014612) or "n has exactly three distinct prime factors." (A033992). The word "sphenic" also means "shaped like a wedge" [American Heritage Dictionary] as in dentation with "sphenic molars." - Jonathan Vos Post, Sep 11 2005
Also the volume of a sphenic brick. A sphenic brick is a rectangular parallelepiped whose sides are components of a sphenic number, namely whose sides are three distinct primes. Example: The distinct prime triple (3,5,7) produces a 3x5x7 unit brick which has volume 105 cubic units. 3-D analog of 2-D A037074 Product of twin primes, per Cino Hilliard's comment. Compare with 3-D A107768 Golden 3-almost primes = Volumes of bricks (rectangular parallelepipeds) each of whose faces has golden semiprime area. - Jonathan Vos Post, Jan 08 2007
Sum(n>=1, 1/a(n)^s) = (1/6)*(P(s)^3 - P(3*s) - 3*(P(s)*P(2*s)-P(3*s))), where P is prime zeta function. - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Jun 28 2012
Also numbers n with A001222(n)=3 and A001221(n)=3. - Enrique Pérez Herrero, Jun 28 2012
n = 265550 is the smallest n with a(n) (=1279789) < A006881(n) (=1279793). - Peter Dolland, Apr 11 2020

Examples

			From _Gus Wiseman_, Nov 05 2020: (Start)
Also Heinz numbers of strict integer partitions into three parts, where the Heinz number of a partition (y_1,...,y_k) is prime(y_1)*...*prime(y_k). These partitions are counted by A001399(n-6) = A069905(n-3), with ordered version A001399(n-6)*6. The sequence of terms together with their prime indices begins:
     30: {1,2,3}     182: {1,4,6}     286: {1,5,6}
     42: {1,2,4}     186: {1,2,11}    290: {1,3,10}
     66: {1,2,5}     190: {1,3,8}     310: {1,3,11}
     70: {1,3,4}     195: {2,3,6}     318: {1,2,16}
     78: {1,2,6}     222: {1,2,12}    322: {1,4,9}
    102: {1,2,7}     230: {1,3,9}     345: {2,3,9}
    105: {2,3,4}     231: {2,4,5}     354: {1,2,17}
    110: {1,3,5}     238: {1,4,7}     357: {2,4,7}
    114: {1,2,8}     246: {1,2,13}    366: {1,2,18}
    130: {1,3,6}     255: {2,3,7}     370: {1,3,12}
    138: {1,2,9}     258: {1,2,14}    374: {1,5,7}
    154: {1,4,5}     266: {1,4,8}     385: {3,4,5}
    165: {2,3,5}     273: {2,4,6}     399: {2,4,8}
    170: {1,3,7}     282: {1,2,15}    402: {1,2,19}
    174: {1,2,10}    285: {2,3,8}     406: {1,4,10}
(End)

References

  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • "Sphenic", The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

Links

Crossrefs

Products of exactly k distinct primes, for k = 1 to 6: A000040, A006881. A007304, A046386, A046387, A067885.
Cf. A002033, A010051, A020639, A037074, A046393, A061299, A067467, A071140, A096917, A096918, A096919, A100765, A103653, A107464, A107768, A179643, A179695.
Cf. A162143 (a(n)^2).
For the following, NNS means "not necessarily strict".
A014612 is the NNS version.
A046389 is the restriction to odds (NNS: A046316).
A075819 is the restriction to evens (NNS: A075818).
A239656 gives first differences.
A285508 lists terms of A014612 that are not squarefree.
A307534 is the case where all prime indices are odd (NNS: A338471).
A337453 is a different ranking of ordered triples (NNS: A014311).
A338557 is the case where all prime indices are even (NNS: A338556).
A001399(n-6) counts strict 3-part partitions (NNS: A001399(n-3)).
A005117 lists squarefree numbers.
A008289 counts strict partitions by sum and length.
A220377 counts 3-part pairwise coprime strict partitions (NNS: A307719).
Cf. A000212, A000217, A001840, A101271, A284825, A321773, A337599, A337605.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a007304 n = a007304_list !! (n-1)
a007304_list = filter f [1..] where
f u = p < q && q < w && a010051 w == 1 where
p = a020639 u; v = div u p; q = a020639 v; w = div v q
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 23 2014
  • Maple
    with(numtheory): a:=proc(n) if bigomega(n)=3 and nops(factorset(n))=3 then n else fi end: seq(a(n),n=1..450); # Emeric Deutsch
A007304 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    local a;
    if n =1 then
        30;
    else
        for a from procname(n-1)+1 do
            if bigomega(a)=3 and nops(factorset(a))=3 then
                return a;
            end if;
        end do:
    end if;
end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Dec 06 2016
is_a := proc(n) local P; P := NumberTheory:-PrimeFactors(n); nops(P) = 3 and n = mul(P) end:
A007304List := upto -> select(is_a, [seq(1..upto)]):  # Peter Luschny, Apr 14 2025
  • Mathematica
    Union[Flatten[Table[Prime[n]*Prime[m]*Prime[k], {k, 20}, {n, k+1, 20}, {m, n+1, 20}]]]
Take[ Sort@ Flatten@ Table[ Prime@i Prime@j Prime@k, {i, 3, 21}, {j, 2, i - 1}, {k, j - 1}], 53] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)
With[{upto=500},Sort[Select[Times@@@Subsets[Prime[Range[Ceiling[upto/6]]],{3}],#<=upto&]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 08 2015 *)
Select[Range[100],SquareFreeQ[#]&&PrimeOmega[#]==3&] (* Gus Wiseman, Nov 05 2020 *)
  • PARI
    for(n=1,1e4,if(bigomega(n)==3 && omega(n)==3,print1(n", "))) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 10 2011
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(),t);forprime(p=2,(lim)^(1/3),forprime(q=p+1,sqrt(lim\p),t=p*q;forprime(r=q+1,lim\t,listput(v,t*r))));vecsort(Vec(v)) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 20 2011
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(), t); forprime(p=2, sqrtnint(lim\=1,3), forprime(q=p+1, sqrtint(lim\p), t=p*q; forprime(r=q+1, lim\t, listput(v, t*r)))); Set(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 21 2025
  • Python
    from math import isqrt
from sympy import primepi, primerange, integer_nthroot
def A007304(n):
    def f(x): return int(n+x-sum(primepi(x//(k*m))-b for a,k in enumerate(primerange(integer_nthroot(x,3)[0]+1),1) for b,m in enumerate(primerange(k+1,isqrt(x//k)+1),a+1)))
    kmin, kmax = 0,1
    while f(kmax) > kmax:
        kmax <<= 1
    while kmax-kmin > 1:
        kmid = kmax+kmin>>1
        if f(kmid) <= kmid:
            kmax = kmid
        else:
            kmin = kmid
    return kmax # Chai Wah Wu, Aug 29 2024
  • SageMath
    def is_a(n):
    P = prime_divisors(n)
    return len(P) == 3 and prod(P) == n
print([n for n in range(1, 439) if is_a(n)]) # Peter Luschny, Apr 14 2025

Formula

A008683(a(n)) = -1.
A000005(a(n)) = 8. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 14 2009
A002033(a(n)-1) = 13. - Juri-Stepan Gerasimov, Oct 07 2009, R. J. Mathar, Oct 14 2009
A178254(a(n)) = 36. - Reinhard Zumkeller, May 24 2010
A050326(a(n)) = 5, subsequence of A225228. - Reinhard Zumkeller, May 03 2013
a(n) ~ 2n log n/(log log n)^2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 14 2015

Extensions

More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 04 2006
Comment concerning number of divisors corrected by R. J. Mathar, Aug 14 2009

A001399 a(n) is the number of partitions of n into at most 3 parts; also partitions of n+3 in which the greatest part is 3; also number of unlabeled multigraphs with 3 nodes and n edges.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 37, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 61, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 91, 96, 102, 108, 114, 120, 127, 133, 140, 147, 154, 161, 169, 176, 184, 192, 200, 208, 217, 225, 234, 243, 252, 261, 271, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 331, 341
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Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

Comments

Also number of tripods (trees with exactly 3 leaves) on n vertices. - Eric W. Weisstein, Mar 05 2011
Also number of partitions of n+3 into exactly 3 parts; number of partitions of n in which the greatest part is less than or equal to 3; and the number of nonnegative solutions to b + 2c + 3d = n.
Also a(n) gives number of partitions of n+6 into 3 distinct parts and number of partitions of 2n+9 into 3 distinct and odd parts, e.g., 15 = 11 + 3 + 1 = 9 + 5 + 1 = 7 + 5 + 3. - Jon Perry, Jan 07 2004
Also bracelets with n+3 beads 3 of which are red (so there are 2 possibilities with 5 beads).
More generally, the number of partitions of n into at most k parts is also the number of partitions of n+k into k positive parts, the number of partitions of n+k in which the greatest part is k, the number of partitions of n in which the greatest part is less than or equal to k, the number of partitions of n+k(k+1)/2 into exactly k distinct positive parts, the number of nonnegative solutions to b + 2c + 3d + ... + kz = n and the number of nonnegative solutions to 2c + 3d + ... + kz <= n. - Henry Bottomley, Apr 17 2001
Also coefficient of q^n in the expansion of (m choose 3)_q as m goes to infinity. - Y. Kelly Itakura (yitkr(AT)mta.ca), Aug 21 2002
From Winston C. Yang (winston(AT)cs.wisc.edu), Apr 30 2002: (Start)
Write 1,2,3,4,... in a hexagonal spiral around 0, then a(n) for n > 0 is formed by the folding points (including the initial 1). The spiral begins:
.
85--84--83--82--81--80
/ \
86 56--55--54--53--52 79
/ / \ \
87 57 33--32--31--30 51 78
/ / / \ \ \
88 58 34 16--15--14 29 50 77
/ / / / \ \ \ \
89 59 35 17 5---4 13 28 49 76
/ / / / / \ \ \ \ \
90 60 36 18 6 0 3 12 27 48 75
/ / / / / / / / / / /
91 61 37 19 7 1---2 11 26 47 74
\ \ \ \ / / / /
62 38 20 8---9--10 25 46 73
\ \ \ / / /
63 39 21--22--23--24 45 72
\ \ / /
64 40--41--42--43--44 71
\ /
65--66--67--68--69--70
.
a(p) is maximal number of hexagons in a polyhex with perimeter at most 2p + 6. (End)
a(n-3) is the number of partitions of n into 3 distinct parts, where 0 is allowed as a part. E.g., at n=9, we can write 8+1+0, 7+2+0, 6+3+0, 4+5+0, 1+2+6, 1+3+5 and 2+3+4, which is a(6)=7. - Jon Perry, Jul 08 2003
a(n) gives number of partitions of n+6 into parts <=3 where each part is used at least once (subtract 6=1+2+3 from n). - Jon Perry, Jul 03 2004
This is also the number of partitions of n+3 into exactly 3 parts (there is a 1-to-1 correspondence between the number of partitions of n+3 in which the greatest part is 3 and the number of partitions of n+3 into exactly three parts). - Graeme McRae, Feb 07 2005
Apply the Riordan array (1/(1-x^3),x) to floor((n+2)/2). - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
Also, number of triangles that can be created with odd perimeter 3,5,7,9,11,... with all sides whole numbers. Note that triangles with even perimeter can be generated from the odd ones by increasing each side by 1. E.g., a(1) = 1 because perimeter 3 can make {1,1,1} 1 triangle. a(4) = 3 because perimeter 9 can make {1,4,4} {2,3,4} {3,3,3} 3 possible triangles. - Bruce Love (bruce_love(AT)ofs.edu.sg), Nov 20 2006
Also number of nonnegative solutions of the Diophantine equation x+2*y+3*z=n, cf. Pólya/Szegő reference.
From Vladimir Shevelev, Apr 23 2011: (Start)
Also a(n-3), n >= 3, is the number of non-equivalent necklaces of 3 beads each of them painted by one of n colors.
The sequence {a(n-3), n >= 3} solves the so-called Reis problem about convex k-gons in case k=3 (see our comment to A032279).
a(n-3) (n >= 3) is an essentially unimprovable upper estimate for the number of distinct values of the permanent in (0,1)-circulants of order n with three 1's in every row. (End)
A001399(n) is the number of 3-tuples (w,x,y) having all terms in {0,...,n} and w = 2*x+3*y. - Clark Kimberling, Jun 04 2012
Also, for n >= 3, a(n-3) is the number of the distinct triangles in an n-gon, see the Ngaokrajang links. - Kival Ngaokrajang, Mar 16 2013
Also, a(n) is the total number of 5-curve coin patterns (5C4S type: 5 curves covering full 4 coins and symmetry) packing into fountain of coins base (n+3). See illustration in links. - Kival Ngaokrajang, Oct 16 2013
Also a(n) = half the number of minimal zero sequences for Z_n of length 3 [Ponomarenko]. - N. J. A. Sloane, Feb 25 2014
Also, a(n) equals the number of linearly-independent terms at 2n-th order in the power series expansion of an Octahedral Rotational Energy Surface (cf. Harter & Patterson). - Bradley Klee, Jul 31 2015
Also Molien series for invariants of finite Coxeter groups D_3 and A_3. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 10 2016
Number of different distributions of n+6 identical balls in 3 boxes as x,y,z where 0 < x < y < z. - Ece Uslu and Esin Becenen, Jan 11 2016
a(n) is also the number of partitions of 2*n with <= n parts and no part >= 4. The bijection to partitions of n with no part >= 4 is: 1 <-> 2, 2 <-> 1 + 3, 3 <-> 3 + 3 (observing the order of these rules). The <- direction uses the following fact for partitions of 2*n with <= n parts and no part >=4: for each part 1 there is a part 3, and an even number (including 0) of remaining parts 3. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 21 2019
List of the terms in A000567(n>=1), A049450(n>=1), A033428(n>=1), A049451(n>=1), A045944(n>=1), and A003215(n) in nondecreasing order. List of the numbers A056105(n)-1, A056106(n)-1, A056107(n)-1, A056108(n)-1, A056109(n)-1, and A003215(m) with n >= 1 and m >= 0 in nondecreasing order. Numbers of the forms 3n*(n-1)+1, n*(3n-2), n*(3n-1), 3n^2, n*(3n+1), n*(3n+2) with n >= 1 listed in nondecreasing order. Integers m such that lattice points from 1 through m on a hexagonal spiral starting at 1 forms a convex polygon. - Ya-Ping Lu, Jan 24 2024

Examples

			G.f. = 1 + x + 2*x^2 + 3*x^3 + 4*x^4 + 5*x^5 + 7*x^6 + 8*x^7 + 10*x^8 + 12*x^9 + ...
Recall that in a necklace the adjacent beads have distinct colors. Suppose we have n colors with labels 1,...,n. Two colorings of the beads are equivalent if the cyclic sequences of the distances modulo n between labels of adjacent colors have the same period. If n=4, all colorings are equivalent. E.g., for the colorings {1,2,3} and {1,2,4} we have the same period {1,1,2} of distances modulo 4. So, a(n-3)=a(1)=1. If n=5, then we have two such periods {1,1,3} and {1,2,2} modulo 5. Thus a(2)=2. - _Vladimir Shevelev_, Apr 23 2011
a(0) = 1, i.e., {1,2,3} Number of different distributions of 6 identical balls to 3 boxes as x,y and z where 0 < x < y < z. - _Ece Uslu_, Esin Becenen, Jan 11 2016
a(3) = 3, i.e., {1,2,6}, {1,3,5}, {2,3,4} Number of different distributions of 9 identical balls in 3 boxes as x,y and z where 0 < x < y < z. - _Ece Uslu_, Esin Becenen, Jan 11 2016
From _Gus Wiseman_, Apr 15 2019: (Start)
The a(0) = 1 through a(8) = 10 integer partitions of n with at most three parts are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A037144.
  ()  (1)  (2)   (3)    (4)    (5)    (6)    (7)    (8)
           (11)  (21)   (22)   (32)   (33)   (43)   (44)
                 (111)  (31)   (41)   (42)   (52)   (53)
                        (211)  (221)  (51)   (61)   (62)
                               (311)  (222)  (322)  (71)
                                      (321)  (331)  (332)
                                      (411)  (421)  (422)
                                             (511)  (431)
                                                    (521)
                                                    (611)
The a(0) = 1 through a(7) = 8 integer partitions of n + 3 whose greatest part is 3 are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A080193.
  (3)  (31)  (32)   (33)    (322)    (332)     (333)      (3322)
             (311)  (321)   (331)    (3221)    (3222)     (3331)
                    (3111)  (3211)   (3311)    (3321)     (32221)
                            (31111)  (32111)   (32211)    (33211)
                                     (311111)  (33111)    (322111)
                                               (321111)   (331111)
                                               (3111111)  (3211111)
                                                          (31111111)
Non-isomorphic representatives of the a(0) = 1 through a(5) = 5 unlabeled multigraphs with 3 vertices and n edges are the following.
  {}  {12}  {12,12}  {12,12,12}  {12,12,12,12}  {12,12,12,12,12}
            {13,23}  {12,13,23}  {12,13,23,23}  {12,13,13,23,23}
                     {13,23,23}  {13,13,23,23}  {12,13,23,23,23}
                                 {13,23,23,23}  {13,13,23,23,23}
                                                {13,23,23,23,23}
The a(0) = 1 through a(8) = 10 strict integer partitions of n - 6 with three parts are the following (A = 10, B = 11). The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A007304.
  (321)  (421)  (431)  (432)  (532)  (542)  (543)  (643)   (653)
                (521)  (531)  (541)  (632)  (642)  (652)   (743)
                       (621)  (631)  (641)  (651)  (742)   (752)
                              (721)  (731)  (732)  (751)   (761)
                                     (821)  (741)  (832)   (842)
                                            (831)  (841)   (851)
                                            (921)  (931)   (932)
                                                   (A21)   (941)
                                                           (A31)
                                                           (B21)
The a(0) = 1 through a(8) = 10 integer partitions of n + 3 with three parts are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A014612.
  (111)  (211)  (221)  (222)  (322)  (332)  (333)  (433)  (443)
                (311)  (321)  (331)  (422)  (432)  (442)  (533)
                       (411)  (421)  (431)  (441)  (532)  (542)
                              (511)  (521)  (522)  (541)  (551)
                                     (611)  (531)  (622)  (632)
                                            (621)  (631)  (641)
                                            (711)  (721)  (722)
                                                   (811)  (731)
                                                          (821)
                                                          (911)
The a(0) = 1 through a(8) = 10 integer partitions of n whose greatest part is <= 3 are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A051037.
  ()  (1)  (2)   (3)    (22)    (32)     (33)      (322)      (332)
           (11)  (21)   (31)    (221)    (222)     (331)      (2222)
                 (111)  (211)   (311)    (321)     (2221)     (3221)
                        (1111)  (2111)   (2211)    (3211)     (3311)
                                (11111)  (3111)    (22111)    (22211)
                                         (21111)   (31111)    (32111)
                                         (111111)  (211111)   (221111)
                                                   (1111111)  (311111)
                                                              (2111111)
                                                              (11111111)
The a(0) = 1 through a(6) = 7 strict integer partitions of 2n+9 with 3 parts, all of which are odd, are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A307534.
  (5,3,1)  (7,3,1)  (7,5,1)  (7,5,3)   (9,5,3)   (9,7,3)   (9,7,5)
                    (9,3,1)  (9,5,1)   (9,7,1)   (11,5,3)  (11,7,3)
                             (11,3,1)  (11,5,1)  (11,7,1)  (11,9,1)
                                       (13,3,1)  (13,5,1)  (13,5,3)
                                                 (15,3,1)  (13,7,1)
                                                           (15,5,1)
                                                           (17,3,1)
The a(0) = 1 through a(8) = 10 strict integer partitions of n + 3 with 3 parts where 0 is allowed as a part (A = 10):
  (210)  (310)  (320)  (420)  (430)  (530)  (540)  (640)  (650)
                (410)  (510)  (520)  (620)  (630)  (730)  (740)
                       (321)  (610)  (710)  (720)  (820)  (830)
                              (421)  (431)  (810)  (910)  (920)
                                     (521)  (432)  (532)  (A10)
                                            (531)  (541)  (542)
                                            (621)  (631)  (632)
                                                   (721)  (641)
                                                          (731)
                                                          (821)
The a(0) = 1 through a(7) = 7 integer partitions of n + 6 whose distinct parts are 1, 2, and 3 are the following. The Heinz numbers of these partitions are given by A143207.
  (321)  (3211)  (3221)   (3321)    (32221)    (33221)     (33321)
                 (32111)  (32211)   (33211)    (322211)    (322221)
                          (321111)  (322111)   (332111)    (332211)
                                    (3211111)  (3221111)   (3222111)
                                               (32111111)  (3321111)
                                                           (32211111)
                                                           (321111111)
(End)
Partitions of 2*n with <= n parts and no part >= 4: a(3) = 3 from (2^3), (1,2,3), (3^2) mapping to (1^3), (1,2), (3), the partitions of 3 with no part >= 4, respectively. - _Wolfdieter Lang_, May 21 2019

References

  • R. Ayoub, An Introduction to the Analytic Theory of Numbers, Amer. Math. Soc., 1963; Chapter III, Problem 33.
  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 110, D(n); page 263, #18, P_n^{3}.
  • J. L. Gross and J. Yellen, eds., Handbook of Graph Theory, CRC Press, 2004; p. 517.
  • H. Gupta et al., Tables of Partitions. Royal Society Mathematical Tables, Vol. 4, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1958, p. 2.
  • F. Harary and E. M. Palmer, Graphical Enumeration, Academic Press, NY, 1973, p. 88, (4.1.18).
  • G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers. 3rd ed., Oxford Univ. Press, 1954, p. 275.
  • R. Honsberger, Mathematical Gems III, Math. Assoc. Amer., 1985, p. 39.
  • J. H. van Lint, Combinatorial Seminar Eindhoven, Lecture Notes Math., 382 (1974), see pp. 33-34.
  • G. Pólya and G. Szegő, Problems and Theorems in Analysis I (Springer 1924, reprinted 1972), Part One, Chap. 1, Sect. 1, Problem 25.
  • N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Links

Crossrefs

Cf. A008724, A003082, A117485, A026810, A026811, A026812, A026813, A026814, A026815, A026816, A000228, A036496, A008619, A001400, A001401, A069905, A008615, row 3 of A192517.
Molien series for finite Coxeter groups D_3 through D_12 are A001399, A051263, A266744-A266751.
Cf. A007304, A014612, A037144, A051037, A080193, A143207, A307534.

Programs

  • Haskell
    a001399 = p [1,2,3] where
   p _      0 = 1
   p []     _ = 0
   p ks'@(k:ks) m = if m < k then 0 else p ks' (m - k) + p ks m
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 28 2013
  • Magma
    I:=[1,1,2,3,4,5]; [n le 6 select I[n] else Self(n-1)+Self(n-2)-Self(n-4)-Self(n-5)+Self(n-6): n in [1..80]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 14 2015
  • Magma
    [#RestrictedPartitions(n,{1,2,3}): n in [0..62]]; // Marius A. Burtea, Jan 06 2019
  • Magma
    [Round((n+3)^2/12): n in [0..70]]; // Marius A. Burtea, Jan 06 2019
  • Maple
    A001399 := proc(n)
    round( (n+3)^2/12) ;
end proc:
seq(A001399(n),n=0..40) ;
with(combstruct):ZL4:=[S,{S=Set(Cycle(Z,card<4))}, unlabeled]:seq(count(ZL4,size=n),n=0..61); # Zerinvary Lajos, Sep 24 2007
B:=[S,{S = Set(Sequence(Z,1 <= card),card <=3)},unlabelled]: seq(combstruct[count](B, size=n), n=0..61); # Zerinvary Lajos, Mar 21 2009
  • Mathematica
    CoefficientList[ Series[ 1/((1 - x)*(1 - x^2)*(1 - x^3)), {x, 0, 65} ], x ]
Table[ Length[ IntegerPartitions[n, 3]], {n, 0, 61} ] (* corrected by Jean-François Alcover, Aug 08 2012 *)
k = 3; Table[(Apply[Plus, Map[EulerPhi[ # ]Binomial[n/#, k/# ] &, Divisors[GCD[n, k]]]]/n + Binomial[If[OddQ[n], n - 1, n - If[OddQ[k], 2, 0]]/2, If[OddQ[k], k - 1, k]/2])/2, {n, k, 50}] (* Robert A. Russell, Sep 27 2004 *)
LinearRecurrence[{1,1,0,-1,-1,1},{1,1,2,3,4,5},70] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 21 2012 *)
a[ n_] := With[{m = Abs[n + 3] - 3}, Length[ IntegerPartitions[ m, 3]]]; (* Michael Somos, Dec 25 2014 *)
k=3 (* Number of red beads in bracelet problem *);CoefficientList[Series[(1/k Plus@@(EulerPhi[#] (1-x^#)^(-(k/#))&/@Divisors[k])+(1+x)/(1-x^2)^Floor[(k+2)/2])/2,{x,0,50}],x] (* Herbert Kociemba, Nov 04 2016 *)
Table[Length[Select[IntegerPartitions[n,{3}],UnsameQ@@#&]],{n,0,30}] (* Gus Wiseman, Apr 15 2019 *)
  • PARI
    {a(n) = round((n + 3)^2 / 12)}; /* Michael Somos, Sep 04 2006 */
  • Python
    [round((n+3)**2 / 12) for n in range(0,62)] # Ya-Ping Lu, Jan 24 2024

Formula

G.f.: 1/((1 - x) * (1 - x^2) * (1 - x^3)) = -1/((x+1)*(x^2+x+1)*(x-1)^3); Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
a(n) = round((n + 3)^2/12). Note that this cannot be of the form (2*i + 1)/2, so ties never arise.
a(n) = A008284(n+3, 3), n >= 0.
a(n) = 1 + a(n-2) + a(n-3) - a(n-5) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Sep 04 2006
a(n) = a(-6 - n) for all n in Z. - Michael Somos, Sep 04 2006
a(6*n) = A003215(n), a(6*n + 1) = A000567(n + 1), a(6*n + 2) = A049450(n + 1), a(6*n + 3) = A033428(n + 1), a(6*n + 4) = A049451(n + 1), a(6*n + 5) = A045944(n + 1).
a(n) = a(n-1) + A008615(n+2) = a(n-2) + A008620(n) = a(n-3) + A008619(n) = A001840(n+1) - a(n-1) = A002620(n+2) - A001840(n) = A000601(n) - A000601(n-1). - Henry Bottomley, Apr 17 2001
P(n, 3) = (1/72) * (6*n^2 - 7 - 9*pcr{1, -1}(2, n) + 8*pcr{2, -1, -1}(3, n)) (see Comtet). [Here "pcr" stands for "prime circulator" and it is defined on p. 109 of Comtet, while the formula appears on p. 110. - Petros Hadjicostas, Oct 03 2019]
Let m > 0 and -3 <= p <= 2 be defined by n = 6*m+p-3; then for n > -3, a(n) = 3*m^2 + p*m, and for n = -3, a(n) = 3*m^2 + p*m + 1. - Floor van Lamoen, Jul 23 2001
72*a(n) = 17 + 6*(n+1)*(n+5) + 9*(-1)^n - 8*A061347(n). - Benoit Cloitre, Feb 09 2003
From Jon Perry, Jun 17 2003: (Start)
a(n) = 6*t(floor(n/6)) + (n%6) * (floor(n/6) + 1) + (n mod 6 == 0?1:0), where t(n) = n*(n+1)/2.
a(n) = ceiling(1/12*n^2 + 1/2*n) + (n mod 6 == 0?1:0).
[Here "n%6" means "n mod 6" while "(n mod 6 == 0?1:0)" means "if n mod 6 == 0 then 1, else 0" (as in C).]
(End)
a(n) = Sum_{i=0..floor(n/3)} 1 + floor((n - 3*i)/2). - Jon Perry, Jun 27 2003
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} floor((k + 2)/2) * (cos(2*Pi*(n - k)/3 + Pi/3)/3 + sqrt(3) * sin(2*Pi*(n-k)/3 + Pi/3)/3 + 1/3). - Paul Barry, Apr 16 2005
(m choose 3)_q = (q^m-1) * (q^(m-1) - 1) * (q^(m-2) - 1)/((q^3 - 1) * (q^2 - 1) * (q - 1)).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} floor((3 + n - 2*k)/3). - Paul Barry, Nov 11 2003
A117220(n) = a(A003586(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2006
a(n) = 3 * Sum_{i=2..n+1} floor(i/2) - floor(i/3). - Thomas Wieder, Feb 11 2007
Identical to the number of points inside or on the boundary of the integer grid of {I, J}, bounded by the three straight lines I = 0, I - J = 0 and I + 2J = n. - Jonathan Vos Post, Jul 03 2007
a(n) = A026820(n,3) for n > 2. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 21 2010
Euler transform of length 3 sequence [ 1, 1, 1]. - Michael Somos, Feb 25 2012
a(n) = A005044(2*n + 3) = A005044(2*n + 6). - Michael Somos, Feb 25 2012
a(n) = A000212(n+3) - A002620(n+3). - Richard R. Forberg, Dec 08 2013
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - a(n-4) - a(n-5) + a(n-6). - David Neil McGrath, Feb 14 2015
a(n) = floor((n^2+3)/12) + floor((n+2)/2). - Giacomo Guglieri, Apr 02 2019
From Devansh Singh, May 28 2020: (Start)
Let p(n, 3) be the number of 3-part integer partitions in which every part is > 0.
Then for n >= 3, p(n, 3) is equal to:
(n^2 - 1)/12 when n is odd and 3 does not divide n.
(n^2 + 3)/12 when n is odd and 3 divides n.
(n^2 - 4)/12 when n is even and 3 does not divide n.
(n^2)/12 when n is even and 3 divides n.
For n >= 3, p(n, 3) = a(n-3). (End)
a(n) = floor(((n+3)^2 + 4)/12). - Vladimír Modrák, Zuzana Soltysova, Dec 08 2020
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = 15/4 - Pi/(2*sqrt(3)) + Pi^2/18 + tanh(Pi/(2*sqrt(3)))*Pi/sqrt(3). - Amiram Eldar, Sep 29 2022
E.g.f.: exp(-x)*(9 + exp(2*x)*(47 + 42*x + 6*x^2) + 16*exp(x/2)*cos(sqrt(3)*x/2))/72. - Stefano Spezia, Mar 05 2023
a(6n) = 1+6*A000217(n); Sum_{i=1..n} a(6*i) = A000578(n+1). - David García Herrero, May 05 2024

Extensions

Name edited by Gus Wiseman, Apr 15 2019

A005044 Alcuin's sequence: expansion of x^3/((1-x^2)*(1-x^3)*(1-x^4)).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 7, 5, 8, 7, 10, 8, 12, 10, 14, 12, 16, 14, 19, 16, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 24, 30, 27, 33, 30, 37, 33, 40, 37, 44, 40, 48, 44, 52, 48, 56, 52, 61, 56, 65, 61, 70, 65, 75, 70, 80, 75, 85, 80, 91, 85, 96, 91, 102, 96, 108, 102, 114, 108, 120
Offset: 0

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Author

Robert G. Wilson v

Keywords

Comments

a(n) is the number of triangles with integer sides and perimeter n.
Also a(n) is the number of triangles with distinct integer sides and perimeter n+6, i.e., number of triples (a, b, c) such that 1 < a < b < c < a+b, a+b+c = n+6. - Roger Cuculière
With a different offset (i.e., without the three leading zeros, as in A266755), the number of ways in which n empty casks, n casks half-full of wine and n full casks can be distributed to 3 persons in such a way that each one gets the same number of casks and the same amount of wine [Alcuin]. E.g., for n=2 one can give 2 people one full and one empty and the 3rd gets two half-full. (Comment corrected by Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Oct 23 2006)
For m >= 2, the sequence {a(n) mod m} is periodic with period 12*m. - Martin J. Erickson (erickson(AT)truman.edu), Jun 06 2008
Number of partitions of n into parts 2, 3, and 4, with at least one part 3. - Joerg Arndt, Feb 03 2013
For several values of p and q the sequence (A005044(n+p) - A005044(n-q)) leads to known sequences, see the crossrefs. - Johannes W. Meijer, Oct 12 2013
For n>=3, number of partitions of n-3 into parts 2, 3, and 4. - David Neil McGrath, Aug 30 2014
Also, a(n) is the number of partitions mu of n of length 3 such that mu_1-mu_2 is even and mu_2-mu_3 is even (see below example). - John M. Campbell, Jan 29 2016
For n > 1, number of triangles with odd side lengths and perimeter 2*n-3. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, May 13 2019
Number of partitions of n+1 into 4 parts whose largest two parts are equal. - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jan 06 2021
For n>=3, number of weak partitions of n-3 (that is, allowing parts of size 0) into three parts with no part exceeding (n-3)/2. Also, number of weak partitions of n-3 into three parts, all of the same parity as n-3. - Kevin Long, Feb 20 2021
Also, a(n) is the number of incongruent acute triangles formed from the vertices of a regular n-gon. - Frank M Jackson, Nov 04 2022

Examples

			There are 4 triangles of perimeter 11, with sides 1,5,5; 2,4,5; 3,3,5; 3,4,4. So a(11) = 4.
G.f. = x^3 + x^5 + x^6 + 2*x^7 + x^8 + 3*x^9 + 2*x^10 + 4*x^11 + 3*x^12 + ...
From _John M. Campbell_, Jan 29 2016: (Start)
Letting n = 15, there are a(n)=7 partitions mu |- 15 of length 3 such that mu_1-mu_2 is even and mu_2-mu_3 is even:
(13,1,1) |- 15
(11,3,1) |- 15
(9,5,1) |- 15
(9,3,3) |- 15
(7,7,1) |- 15
(7,5,3) |- 15
(5,5,5) |- 15
(End)

References

  • L. Comtet, Advanced Combinatorics, Reidel, 1974, p. 74, Problem 7.
  • I. Niven and H. S. Zuckerman, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers. Wiley, NY, Chap.10, Section 10.2, Problems 5 and 6, pp. 451-2.
  • D. Olivastro: Ancient Puzzles. Classic Brainteasers and Other Timeless Mathematical Games of the Last 10 Centuries. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. See p. 158.
  • N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
  • A. M. Yaglom and I. M. Yaglom: Challenging Mathematical Problems with Elementary Solutions. Vol. I. Combinatorial Analysis and Probability Theory. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987, p. 8, #30 (First published: San Francisco: Holden-Day, Inc., 1964)

Links

Crossrefs

See A266755 for a version without the three leading zeros.
Cf. A002620, A070083, A008795.
Both bisections give (essentially) A001399.
(See the comments.) Cf. A008615 (p=1, q=3, offset=0), A008624 (3, 3, 0), A008679 (3, -1, 0), A026922 (1, 5, 1), A028242 (5, 7, 0), A030451 (6, 6, 0), A051274 (3, 5, 0), A052938 (8, 4, 0), A059169 (0, 6, 1), A106466 (5, 4, 0), A130722 (2, 7, 0)
Cf. this sequence (k=3), A288165 (k=4), A288166 (k=5).
Number of k-gons that can be formed with perimeter n: this sequence (k=3), A062890 (k=4), A069906 (k=5), A069907 (k=6), A288253 (k=7), A288254 (k=8), A288255 (k=9), A288256 (k=10).

Programs

  • Haskell
    a005044 = p [2,3,4] . (subtract 3) where
p _ 0 = 1
p [] _ = 0
p ks'@(k:ks) m = if m < k then 0 else p ks' (m - k) + p ks m
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 28 2013
  • Maple
    A005044 := n-> floor((1/48)*(n^2+3*n+21+(-1)^(n-1)*3*n)): seq(A005044(n), n=0..73);
A005044 := -1/(z**2+1)/(z**2+z+1)/(z+1)**2/(z-1)**3; # Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation
  • Mathematica
    a[n_] := Round[If[EvenQ[n], n^2, (n + 3)^2]/48] (* Peter Bertok, Jan 09 2002 *)
CoefficientList[Series[x^3/((1 - x^2)*(1 - x^3)*(1 - x^4)), {x, 0, 105}], x] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 02 2004 *)
me[n_] := Module[{i, j, sum = 0}, For[i = Ceiling[(n - 3)/3], i <= Floor[(n - 3)/2], i = i + 1, For[j = Ceiling[(n - i - 3)/2], j <= i, j = j + 1, sum = sum + 1] ]; Return[sum]; ] mine = Table[me[n], {n, 1, 11}]; (* Srikanth (sriperso(AT)gmail.com), Aug 02 2008 *)
LinearRecurrence[{0,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,0,1},{0,0,0,1,0,1,1,2,1},80] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 22 2014 *)
Table[Length@Select[IntegerPartitions[n, {3}], Max[#]*180 < 90 n &], {n, 1, 100}] (* Frank M Jackson, Nov 04 2022 *)
  • PARI
    a(n) = round(n^2 / 12) - (n\2)^2 \ 4
  • PARI
    a(n) = (n^2 + 6*n * (n%2) + 24) \ 48
  • PARI
    a(n)=if(n%2,n+3,n)^2\/48 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 02 2016
  • PARI
    concat(vector(3), Vec((x^3)/((1-x^2)*(1-x^3)*(1-x^4)) + O(x^70))) \\ Felix Fröhlich, Jun 07 2017

Formula

a(n) = a(n-6) + A059169(n) = A070093(n) + A070101(n) + A024155(n).
For odd indices we have a(2*n-3) = a(2*n). For even indices, a(2*n) = nearest integer to n^2/12 = A001399(n).
For all n, a(n) = round(n^2/12) - floor(n/4)*floor((n+2)/4) = a(-3-n) = A069905(n) - A002265(n)*A002265(n+2).
For n = 0..11 (mod 12), a(n) is respectively n^2/48, (n^2 + 6*n - 7)/48, (n^2 - 4)/48, (n^2 + 6*n + 21)/48, (n^2 - 16)/48, (n^2 + 6*n - 7)/48, (n^2 + 12)/48, (n^2 + 6*n + 5)/48, (n^2 - 16)/48, (n^2 + 6*n + 9)/48, (n^2 - 4)/48, (n^2 + 6*n + 5)/48.
Euler transform of length 4 sequence [ 0, 1, 1, 1]. - Michael Somos, Sep 04 2006
a(-3 - n) = a(n). - Michael Somos, Sep 04 2006
a(n) = sum(ceiling((n-3)/3) <= i <= floor((n-3)/2), sum(ceiling((n-i-3)/2) <= j <= i, 1 ) ) for n >= 1. - Srikanth K S, Aug 02 2008
a(n) = a(n-2) + a(n-3) + a(n-4) - a(n-5) - a(n-6) - a(n-7) + a(n-9) for n >= 9. - David Neil McGrath, Aug 30 2014
a(n+3) = a(n) if n is odd; a(n+3) = a(n) + floor(n/4) + 1 if n is even. Sketch of proof: There is an obvious injective map from perimeter-n triangles to perimeter-(n+3) triangles defined by f(a,b,c) = (a+1,b+1,c+1). It is easy to show f is surjective for odd n, while for n=2k the image of f is only missing the triangles (a,k+2-a,k+1) for 1 <= a <= floor(k/2)+1. - James East, May 01 2016
a(n) = round(n^2/48) if n is even; a(n) = round((n+3)^2/48) if n is odd. - James East, May 01 2016
a(n) = (6*n^2 + 18*n - 9*(-1)^n*(2*n + 3) - 36*sin(Pi*n/2) - 36*cos(Pi*n/2) + 64*cos(2*Pi*n/3) - 1)/288. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, May 01 2016
a(n) = A325691(n-3) + A000035(n) for n>=3. The bijection between partition(n,[2,3,4]) and not-over-half partition(n,3,n/2) + partition(n,2,n/2) can be built by a Ferrers(part)[0+3,1,2] map. And the last partition(n,2,n/2) is unique [n/2,n/2] if n is even, it is given by A000035. - Yuchun Ji, Sep 24 2020
a(4n+3) = a(4n) + n+1, a(4n+4) = a(4n+1) = A000212(n+1), a(4n+5) = a(4n+2) + n+1, a(4n+6) = a(4n+3) = A007980(n). - Yuchun Ji, Oct 10 2020
a(n)-a(n-4) = A008615(n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 23 2021
a(n)-a(n-2) = A008679(n-3). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 23 2021

Extensions

Additional comments from Reinhard Zumkeller, May 11 2002
Yaglom reference and mod formulas from Antreas P. Hatzipolakis (xpolakis(AT)otenet.gr), May 27 2000
The reference to Alcuin of York (735-804) was provided by Hermann Kremer (hermann.kremer(AT)onlinehome.de), Jun 18 2004

A079978 Characteristic function of multiples of three.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0
Offset: 0

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Author

Vladimir Baltic, Feb 17 2003

Keywords

Comments

Period 3: repeat [1, 0, 0].
a(n)=1 if n=3k, a(n)=0 otherwise.
Decimal expansion of 1/999.
Number of permutations satisfying -k <= p(i)-i <= r and p(i)-i not in I, i=1..n, with k=1, r=2, I={0,1}.
a(n) is also the number of partitions of n with every part being three (a(0)=1 because the empty partition has no parts). Hence a(n) is also the number of 2-regular graphs on n vertices with each component having girth 3. - Jason Kimberley, Oct 02 2011
Euler transformation of A185013. - Jason Kimberley, Oct 02 2011
If b(0)=0 and for n > 0, b(n)=a(n), then starting at n=0, b(n) is the number of incongruent equilateral triangles formed from the vertices of a regular n-gon. The number of incongruent isosceles triangles (strictly two equal sides) is A174257(n) and the number of incongruent scalene triangles is A069905(n-3) for n > 2, otherwise 0. The total number of incongruent triangles is A069905(n). - Frank M Jackson, Nov 19 2022

References

  • D. H. Lehmer, Permutations with strongly restricted displacements. Combinatorial theory and its applications, II (Proc. Colloq., Balatonfured, 1969), pp. 755-770. North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1970.

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Crossrefs

Cf. A002524-A002529, A072827, A072850-A072856, A079955-A080014.
Essentially the same as A022003.
Partial sums are given by A002264(n+3).
Characteristic function of multiples of g: A000007 (g=0), A000012 (g=1), A059841 (g=2), this sequence (g=3), A121262 (g=4), A079998 (g=5), A079979 (g=6), A082784 (g=7). - Jason Kimberley, Oct 14 2011
Cf. A007908, A011655 (bit flipped).

Programs

Formula

a(n) = a(n-3) for n > 2.
G.f.: 1/(1-x^3) = 1/( (1-x)*(1+x+x^2)).
a(n) = (1 + e^(i*Pi*A002487(n)))/2, i=sqrt(-1). - Paul Barry, Jan 14 2005
Additive with a(p^e) = 1 if p = 3, 0 otherwise.
a(n) = ((n+1) mod 3) mod 2. Also: a(n) = (1/2)*(1 + (-1)^(n + floor((n+1)/3))). - Hieronymus Fischer, May 29 2007
a(n) = 1 - A011655(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Nov 30 2009
a(n) = (1 + (-1)^(2*n/3) + (-1)^(-2*n/3))/3. - Jaume Oliver Lafont, May 13 2010
For the general case: the characteristic function of numbers that are multiples of m is a(n) = floor(n/m) - floor((n-1)/m), m,n > 0. - Boris Putievskiy, May 08 2013
a(n) = floor( ((n-1) mod 3)/2 ). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 29 2013
a(n) = 2^(n mod 3) mod 2. - Olivier Gérard, Jul 04 2013
a(n) = (w^(2*n) + w^n + 1)/3, w = (-1 + i*sqrt(3))/2 (w is a primitive 3rd root of unity). - Bogart B. Strauss, Jul 20 2013
E.g.f.: (exp(x) + 2*exp(-x/2)*cos(sqrt(3)*x/2))/3. - Geoffrey Critzer, Nov 03 2014
a(n) = (sin(Pi*(n+1)/3)^2)*(2/3) + sin(Pi*(n+1)*2/3)/sqrt(3). - Mikael Aaltonen, Jan 03 2015
a(n) = (2*n^2 + 1) mod 3. The characteristic function of numbers that are multiples of 2k+1 is (2*k*n^(2*k) + 1) mod (2k+1). Example: A058331(n) mod 3 for k=1, A211412(n) mod 5 for k=2, ... - Eric Desbiaux, Dec 25 2015
a(n) = floor(2*(n-1)/3) - 2*floor((n-1)/3). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jul 25 2016
a(n) == A007908(n+1) (mod 3), n >= 0. See A011655 (bit flipped). - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 12 2017
a(n) = 1/3 + (2/3)*cos((2/3)*n*Pi). - Ridouane Oudra, Jan 22 2021
a(n) = A000217(n+1) mod 3. - Christopher Adams, Jan 05 2025

Extensions

Name simplified by Ralf Stephan, Nov 22 2010
Name changed by Jason Kimberley, Oct 14 2011

A051037 5-smooth numbers, i.e., numbers whose prime divisors are all <= 5.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 45, 48, 50, 54, 60, 64, 72, 75, 80, 81, 90, 96, 100, 108, 120, 125, 128, 135, 144, 150, 160, 162, 180, 192, 200, 216, 225, 240, 243, 250, 256, 270, 288, 300, 320, 324, 360, 375, 384, 400, 405
Offset: 1

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Eric W. Weisstein

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Comments

Sometimes called the Hamming sequence, since Hamming asked for an efficient algorithm to generate the list, in ascending order, of all numbers of the form 2^i*3^j*5^k for i,j,k >= 0. The problem was popularized by Edsger Dijkstra.
Numbers k such that 8*k = EulerPhi(30*k). - Artur Jasinski, Nov 05 2008
Where record values greater than 1 occur in A165704: A165705(n) = A165704(a(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 26 2009
Also called "harmonic whole numbers", see Howard and Longair, 1982, Table I, page 121. - Hugo Pfoertner, Jul 16 2020
Also called ugly numbers, although it is not clear why. - Gus Wiseman, May 21 2021
Some woody bamboo species have extraordinarily long and stable flowering intervals that belong to this sequence. The model by Veller, Nowak & Davis justifies this observation from the evolutionary point of view. - Andrey Zabolotskiy, Jun 27 2021
Also those integers k for which, for every prime p > 5, p^(4*k) - 1 == 0 (mod 240*k). - Federico Provvedi, May 23 2022
As noted in the comments to A085152, Størmer's theorem implies that the only pairs of consecutive integers that appear as consecutive terms of this sequence are (1,2), (2,3), (3,4), (4,5), (5,6), (8,9), (9,10), (15,16), (24,25), and (80,81). These all represent significant musical intervals. - Hal M. Switkay, Dec 05 2022

Examples

			From _Gus Wiseman_, May 21 2021: (Start)
The sequence of terms together with their prime indices begins:
      1: {}            25: {3,3}
      2: {1}           27: {2,2,2}
      3: {2}           30: {1,2,3}
      4: {1,1}         32: {1,1,1,1,1}
      5: {3}           36: {1,1,2,2}
      6: {1,2}         40: {1,1,1,3}
      8: {1,1,1}       45: {2,2,3}
      9: {2,2}         48: {1,1,1,1,2}
     10: {1,3}         50: {1,3,3}
     12: {1,1,2}       54: {1,2,2,2}
     15: {2,3}         60: {1,1,2,3}
     16: {1,1,1,1}     64: {1,1,1,1,1,1}
     18: {1,2,2}       72: {1,1,1,2,2}
     20: {1,1,3}       75: {2,3,3}
     24: {1,1,1,2}     80: {1,1,1,1,3}
(End)

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Crossrefs

Subsequences: A003592, A003593, A051916 , A257997.
For p-smooth numbers with other values of p, see A003586, A002473, A051038, A080197, A080681, A080682, A080683.
Cf. A006530, A112757, A112758, A112759, A112763, A112764, A291719.
The partitions with these Heinz numbers are counted by A001399.
The conjugate opposite is A033942, counted by A004250.
The opposite is A059485, counted by A004250.
The non-3-smooth case is A080193, counted by A069905.
The conjugate is A037144, counted by A001399.
The complement is A279622, counted by A035300.
Requiring the sum of prime indices to be even gives A344297.
Cf. A000244, A002182, A002183, A035301, A056239, A112798, A261144, A344293.

Programs

  • Haskell
    import Data.Set (singleton, deleteFindMin, insert)
a051037 n = a051037_list !! (n-1)
a051037_list = f $ singleton 1 where
   f s = y : f (insert (5 * y) $ insert (3 * y) $ insert (2 * y) s')
               where (y, s') = deleteFindMin s
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, May 16 2015
  • Magma
    [n: n in [1..500] | PrimeDivisors(n) subset [2,3,5]]; // Bruno Berselli, Sep 24 2012
  • Maple
    A051037 := proc(n)
    option remember;
    local a;
    if n = 1 then
        1;
    else
        for a from procname(n-1)+1 do
            numtheory[factorset](a) minus {2, 3,5 } ;
            if % = {} then
                return a;
            end if;
        end do:
    end if;
end proc:
seq(A051037(n),n=1..100) ; # R. J. Mathar, Nov 05 2017
  • Mathematica
    mx = 405; Sort@ Flatten@ Table[ 2^a*3^b*5^c, {a, 0, Log[2, mx]}, {b, 0, Log[3, mx/2^a]}, {c, 0, Log[5, mx/(2^a*3^b)]}] (* Or *)
Select[ Range@ 405, Last@ Map[First, FactorInteger@ #] < 7 &] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)
With[{nn=10},Select[Union[Times@@@Flatten[Table[Tuples[{2,3,5},n],{n,0,nn}],1]],#<=2^nn&]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 28 2022 *)
  • PARI
    test(n)= {m=n; forprime(p=2,5, while(m%p==0,m=m/p)); return(m==1)}
for(n=1,500,if(test(n),print1(n",")))
  • PARI
    a(n)=local(m); if(n<1,0,n=a(n-1); until(if(m=n, forprime(p=2,5, while(m%p==0,m/=p)); m==1),n++); n)
  • PARI
    list(lim)=my(v=List(),s,t); for(i=0,logint(lim\=1,5), t=5^i; for(j=0,logint(lim\t,3), s=t*3^j; while(s<=lim, listput(v,s); s<<=1))); Set(v) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 21 2011; updated Sep 19 2016
  • PARI
    smooth(P:vec,lim)={ my(v=List([1]),nxt=vector(#P,i,1),indx,t);
while(1, t=vecmin(vector(#P,i,v[nxt[i]]*P[i]),&indx);
if(t>lim,break); if(t>v[#v],listput(v,t)); nxt[indx]++);
Vec(v)
};
smooth([2,3,5], 1e4) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 03 2013
  • PARI
    is_A051037(n)=n<7||vecmax(factor(n,6)[, 1])<7 \\ M. F. Hasler, Jan 16 2015
  • Python
    def isok(n):
  while n & 1 == 0: n >>= 1
  while n % 3 == 0: n //= 3
  while n % 5 == 0: n //= 5
  return n == 1 #  Darío Clavijo, Dec 30 2022
  • Python
    from sympy import integer_log
def A051037(n):
    def bisection(f,kmin=0,kmax=1):
        while f(kmax) > kmax: kmax <<= 1
        while kmax-kmin > 1:
            kmid = kmax+kmin>>1
            if f(kmid) <= kmid:
                kmax = kmid
            else:
                kmin = kmid
        return kmax
    def f(x):
        c = n+x
        for i in range(integer_log(x,5)[0]+1):
            for j in range(integer_log(y:=x//5**i,3)[0]+1):
                c -= (y//3**j).bit_length()
        return c
    return bisection(f,n,n) # Chai Wah Wu, Sep 16 2024
  • Python
    # faster for initial segment of sequence
import heapq
from itertools import islice
def A051037gen(): # generator of terms
    v, oldv, h, psmooth_primes, = 1, 0, [1], [2, 3, 5]
    while True:
        v = heapq.heappop(h)
        if v != oldv:
            yield v
            oldv = v
            for p in psmooth_primes:
                    heapq.heappush(h, v*p)
print(list(islice(A051037gen(), 65))) # Michael S. Branicky, Sep 17 2024

Formula

Let s(n) = Card(k | a(k)Benoit Cloitre, Dec 30 2001
The characteristic function of this sequence is given by:
Sum_{n>=1} x^a(n) = Sum_{n>=1} -Möbius(30*n)*x^n/(1-x^n). - Paul D. Hanna, Sep 18 2011
a(n) = A143207(n) / 30. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 13 2011
A204455(15*a(n)) = 15, and only for these numbers. - Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 04 2012
A006530(a(n)) <= 5. - Reinhard Zumkeller, May 16 2015
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = Product_{primes p <= 5} p/(p-1) = (2*3*5)/(1*2*4) = 15/4. - Amiram Eldar, Sep 22 2020
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