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A119787 Numerator of the product of n and the n-th alternating harmonic number, Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(k+1)/k.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 5, 7, 47, 37, 319, 533, 1879, 1627, 20417, 18107, 263111, 237371, 261395, 95549, 1768477, 1632341, 33464927, 155685007, 166770367, 156188887, 3825136961, 3602044091, 19081066231, 18051406831, 57128792093, 54260455193
Offset: 1

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Author

Alexander Adamchuk, Jun 26 2006

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Comments

a(n) almost always equals A058313(n), which is the numerator of the n-th alternating harmonic number, Sum ((-1)^(k+1)/k, k=1..n), except for n = 15, 28, 75, 77, 104, ... The ratio a(n)/A058313(n) for n = 1..400 is given in A119788.

Examples

			The first few fractions are 1, 1, 5/2, 7/3, 47/12, 37/10, 319/60, 533/105, 1879/280, ... = A119787/A334721. - _Petros Hadjicostas_, May 08 2020
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A058313, A119788, A334721 (denominators).

Programs

  • Mathematica
    Numerator[Table[Sum[(-1)^(i+1)*n/i, {i, 1, n}],{n,1,50}]]
  • PARI
    a(n) = numerator(n*sum(k=1, n, (-1)^(k+1)/k)); \\ Michel Marcus, May 09 2020

Formula

a(n) = numerator(Sum_{k=1..n} (-1)^(k+1)*n/k).