A102470 Numbers n such that denominator of Sum_{k=0 to n} 1/k! is n!.
0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18, 20, 26, 28, 40, 46, 48, 58, 66, 68, 70, 80, 86, 96, 98, 118, 126, 130, 136, 146, 150, 170, 176, 178, 180, 188, 190, 206, 208, 210, 216, 230, 260, 266, 268, 278, 286, 288, 300, 306, 308, 326, 328, 338, 346, 358, 366, 370, 378, 380, 388
Offset: 1
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Examples
1/0! + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! +1/4! = 65/24 and 24 = 4!, so 4 is a member. But 1/0! + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! = 8/3 and 3 < 3!, so 3 is not a member.
Links
- J. Sondow, A geometric proof that e is irrational and a new measure of its irrationality, Amer. Math. Monthly 113 (2006) 637-641.
- J. Sondow, A geometric proof that e is irrational and a new measure of its irrationality, arXiv:0704.1282 [math.HO], 2007-2010.
- J. Sondow and K. Schalm, Which partial sums of the Taylor series for e are convergents to e? (and a link to the primes 2, 5, 13, 37, 463), II, Gems in Experimental Mathematics (T. Amdeberhan, L. A. Medina, and V. H. Moll, eds.), Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 517, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 2010.
- Index entries for sequences related to factorial numbers
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Programs
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Mathematica
fQ[n_] := (Denominator[Sum[1/k!, {k, 0, n}]] == n!); Select[ Range[0, 389], fQ[ # ] &] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 15 2005 *)
Formula
a(n) = 2*A102471(n-1) for n > 1.
Extensions
More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, Jan 15 2005
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