A132857 a(0)=1. a(n) = phi(n+a(n-1)), for n>=1, where phi(m) is the number of positive integers which are <= m and are coprime to m.
1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 6, 4, 10, 6, 8, 6, 16, 12, 20, 16, 30, 22, 24, 12, 30, 20, 40, 30, 52, 36, 60, 42, 44, 24, 52, 40, 70, 32, 48, 40, 40, 36, 72, 40, 78, 58, 60, 32, 40, 24, 44, 24, 70, 58, 106, 48, 60, 48, 100, 60, 88, 48, 48, 52, 72, 40, 100, 54, 72, 64, 84, 40, 106, 56, 100
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Keywords
Examples
a(8) + 9 = 6 + 9 = 15. There are 8 positive integers that are <= 15 and are relatively prime to 15. So a(9) = 8.
Links
- Harvey P. Dale, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Programs
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Mathematica
a = {1}; For[n = 1, n < 90, n++, AppendTo[a, EulerPhi[n + a[[ -1]]]]]; a (* Stefan Steinerberger, Nov 24 2007 *) nxt[{n_,a_}]:={n+1,EulerPhi[n+1+a]}; NestList[nxt,{0,1},70][[All,2]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 23 2022 *)
Extensions
More terms from Stefan Steinerberger, Nov 24 2007