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This is an instance of "entanglement permutation", where two pairs of complementary subsets of natural numbers are interwoven with each other. In this case complementary pair A070003/A102750 (numbers which are divisible/not divisible by the square of their largest prime factor) is entangled with complementary pair odd/even numbers (A005408/A005843).

Thus this shares with the permutation A122111 the property that each term of A102750 is mapped to a unique even number and likewise each term of A070003 is mapped to a unique odd number.

If the exponent of the largest prime dividing n is larger than one, subtract one from that exponent. Otherwise, shift that "lonely largest prime" one step towards smaller primes.

For any number n >= 2 in binary trees A253563 and A253565, a(n) gives the number which is the parent of n.

This is an instance of "entanglement permutation", where two pairs of complementary subsets of natural numbers are interwoven with each other. In this case complementary pair odd/even numbers (A005408/A005843) is entangled with complementary pair A070003/A102750 (numbers which are divisible/not divisible by the square of their largest prime factor).

Thus this shares with the permutation A122111 the property that each even number is mapped to a unique term of A102750 and each odd number (larger than 1) to a unique term of A070003.

a(n) tells how many natural numbers <= n there are which are divisible by the square of their largest prime divisor. (This definition excludes 1 as it has no prime divisors.)

For all n, a(A070003(n)) = n, thus this sequence works also as an inverse function for the injection A070003.

a(n) tells how many positive integers <= n are divisible by the square of their largest noncomposite divisor. (This definition includes 1 as it is divisible by 1^2.)

a(n) = n - A243285(n).

a(1) = 1 and for all n > 1, a(A070003(n-1)) = n, thus this sequence works as an inverse function for the injection {a(1) = 1, a(n>1) = A070003(n-1)} (a sequence which is the union of {1} and A070003).

A permutation of the natural numbers. - Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 22 2005

Fixed points: A029747. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 23 2006

The even bisection, when halved, gives the sequence back. - Antti Karttunen, Jun 28 2014

From Antti Karttunen, Dec 21 2014: (Start)

This irregular table can be represented as a binary tree. Each child to the left is obtained by applying A003961 to the parent, and each child to the right is obtained by doubling the parent:

1

|

...................2...................

3 4

5......../ \........6 9......../ \........8

/ \ / \ / \ / \

/ \ / \ / \ / \

/ \ / \ / \ / \

7 10 15 12 25 18 27 16

11 14 21 20 35 30 45 24 49 50 75 36 125 54 81 32

etc.

Sequence A163511 is obtained by scanning the same tree level by level, from right to left. Also in binary trees A253563 and A253565 the terms on level of the tree are some permutation of the terms present on the level n of this tree. A252464(n) gives the distance of n from 1 in all these trees.

A252737(n) gives the sum and A252738(n) the product of terms on row n (where 1 is on row 0, 2 on row 1, 3 and 4 on row 2, etc.). A252745(n) gives the number of nodes on level n whose left child is larger than the right child, A252750 the difference between left and right child for each node from node 2 onward.

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-A008836(a(1+n)) gives the corresponding numerator for A323505(n). - Antti Karttunen, Jan 19 2019

(a(2n+1)-1)/2 [= A244154(n)-1, for n >= 0] is a permutation of the natural numbers. - George Beck and Antti Karttunen, Dec 08 2019

From Peter Munn, Oct 04 2020: (Start)

Each term has the same even part (equivalently, the same 2-adic valuation) as its index.

Using the tree depicted in Antti Karttunen's 2014 comment:

Numbers are on the right branch (4 and descendants) if and only if divisible by the square of their largest prime factor (cf. A070003).

Numbers on the left branch, together with 2, are listed in A102750.

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According to Kutz (1981), he learned of this sequence from American mathematician Byron Leon McAllister (1929-2017) who attributed the invention of the sequence to a graduate student by the name of Doudna (first name Paul?) in the mid-1950's at the University of Wisconsin. - Amiram Eldar, Jun 17 2021

From David James Sycamore, Sep 23 2022: (Start)

Alternative (recursive) definition: If n is a power of 2 then a(n)=n. Otherwise, if 2^j is the greatest power of 2 not exceeding n, and if k = n - 2^j, then a(n) is the least m*a(k) that has not occurred previously, where m is an odd prime.

Example: Use recursion with n = 77 = 2^6 + 13. a(13) = 25 and since 11 is the smallest odd prime m such that m*a(13) has not already occurred (see a(27), a(29),a(45)), then a(77) = 11*25 = 275. (End)

The odd bisection, when transformed by replacing all prime(k)^e in a(2*n - 1) with prime(k-1)^e, returns a(n), and thus gives the sequence back. - David James Sycamore, Sep 28 2022

Also the number of partitions of n-1, n >= 2, such that the least part occurs exactly once. See A096373, A097091, A097092, A097093. - Robert G. Wilson v, Jul 24 2004 [Corrected by Wolfdieter Lang, Feb 18 2009]

Number of partitions of n+1 where the number of parts is itself a part. Take a partition of n (with k parts) which does not contain 1, remove 1 from each part and add a new part of size k+1. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, May 01 2006

Number of partitions where the largest part occurs at least twice. - Joerg Arndt, Apr 17 2011

Row sums of triangle A147768. - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 11 2008

From Lewis Mammel (l_mammel(AT)att.net), Oct 06 2009: (Start)

a(n) is the number of sets of n disjoint pairs of 2n things, called a pairing, disjoint with a given pairing (A053871), that are unique under permutations preserving the given pairing.

Can be seen immediately from a graphical representation which must decompose into even numbered cycles of 4 or more things, as connected by pairs alternating between the pairings. Each thing is in a single cycle, so this is a partition of 2n into even parts greater than 2, equivalent to a partition of n into parts greater than 1. (End)

Convolution product (1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, ...) * (1, 2, 3, ...) = A058682 starting (1, 3, 7, 13, 23, 37, ...); with row sums of triangle A171239 = A058682. - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 05 2009

Also the number of 2-regular multigraphs with loops forbidden. - Jason Kimberley, Jan 05 2011

Number of appearances of the multiplicity n, n-1, ..., n-k in all partitions of n, for k < n/2. (Only populated by multiplicities of large numbers of 1's.) - William Keith, Nov 20 2011

Also the number of equivalence classes of n X n binary matrices with exactly 2 1's in each row and column, up to permutations of rows and columns (cf. A133687). - N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 16 2013

The q-Catalan numbers ((1-q)/(1-q^(n+1)))[2n,n]q, where [2n,n]_q are the central q-binomial coefficients, match this sequence in their initial segment of length n. - _William J. Keith, Nov 14 2013

Starting at a(2) this sequence gives the number of vertices on a nim tree created in the game of edge removal for a path P_{n} where n is the number of vertices on the path. This is the number of nonisomorphic graphs that can result from the path when the game of edge removal is played. - Lyndsey Wong, Jul 09 2016

The number of different ways to climb a staircase taking at least two stairs at a time. - Mohammad K. Azarian, Nov 20 2016

Let 1,0,1,1,1,... (offset 0) count unlabeled, connected, loopless 1-regular digraphs. This here is the Euler transform of that sequence, counting unlabeled loopless 1-regular digraphs. A145574 is the associated multiset transformation. A000166 are the labeled loopless 1-regular digraphs. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 25 2019

For n > 1, also the number of partitions with no part greater than the number of ones. - George Beck, May 09 2019 [See A187219 which is the correct sequence for this interpretation for n >= 1. - Spencer Miller, Jan 30 2023]

From Gus Wiseman, May 19 2019: (Start)

Conjecture: Also the number of integer partitions of n - 1 that have a consecutive subsequence summing to each positive integer from 1 to n - 1. For example, (32211) is such a partition because we have consecutive subsequences:

1: (1)

2: (2)

3: (3) or (21)

4: (22) or (211)

5: (32) or (221)

6: (2211)

7: (322)

8: (3221)

9: (32211)

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There is a sufficient and necessary condition to characterize the partitions defined by Gus Wiseman. It is that the largest part must be less than or equal to the number of ones plus one. Hence, the number of partitions of n with no part greater than the number of ones is the same as the number of partitions of n-1 that have a consecutive subsequence summing to each integer from 1 to n-1. Gus Wiseman's conjecture can be proved bijectively. - Andrew Yezhou Wang, Dec 14 2019

From Peter Bala, Dec 01 2024: (Start)

Let P(2, n) denote the set of partitions of n into parts k > 1. Then A000041(n) = - Sum_{parts k in all partitions in P(2, n+2)} mu(k). For example, with n = 5, there are 4 partitions of n + 2 = 7 into parts greater than 1, namely, 7, 5 + 2, 4 + 3, 3 + 2 + 2, and mu(7) + (mu(5) + mu(2)) + (mu(4 ) + mu(3)) + (mu(3) + mu(2) + mu(2)) = -7 = - A000041(5). (End)