A128670 Least number k > 0 such that k^n does not divide the denominator of generalized harmonic number H(k,n) nor the denominator of alternating generalized harmonic number H'(k,n).

77, 20, 94556602, 42, 444, 20, 104, 42, 76, 20, 77, 110, 3504, 20, 903, 42, 1107, 20, 104, 42, 77, 20, 2948, 110, 136, 20, 76, 42, 903, 20, 77, 42, 268, 20, 7004, 110, 1752, 20, 19203, 42, 77, 20, 104, 42, 76, 20, 370, 110, 1107, 20, 77, 42, 12246, 20, 104, 42

Offset: 1

Author

Alexander Adamchuk, Mar 24 2007

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

Generalized harmonic numbers are defined as H(m,k) = Sum_{j=1..m}1/j^k. Alternating generalized harmonic numbers are defined as H'(m,k) = Sum_{j=1..m} (-1)^(j+1)/j^k.

Some apparent periodicity in {a(n)} (not without exceptions): a(n) = 20 for n = 2 + 4m, a(n) = 42 for n = 4 + 12m and 8 + 12m, a(n) = 76 for n = 9 + 18m, a(n) = 77 for n = 1 + 10m, a(n) = 104 for n = 7 + 12m, a(n) = 110 for n = 12m, a(n) = 136 for n = 25 + 32m, etc.

See more details in Comments at A128672 and A125581.

Links

• Max Alekseyev, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..158.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Harmonic Number

Crossrefs

Cf. A001008, A002805, A058313, A058312, A007406, A007407, A119682, A007410, A120296, A125581, A126196, A126197, A128672, A128673, A128674, A128675, A128676, A128671, A128670.

Extensions

More terms and b-file from Max Alekseyev, May 07 2010