A136112 Indices of pentagonal numbers > 0 which are not the difference of two larger pentagonal numbers.
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 18, 23, 24, 27, 51, 54, 71, 72, 81, 96, 99, 123, 128, 135, 162, 216, 239, 243, 263, 288, 303, 311, 359, 384, 423, 459, 479, 486, 519, 591, 599, 639, 648, 683, 699, 729, 743, 783, 863, 864, 879, 891, 911, 1031, 1103, 1151, 1215, 1431
Offset: 1
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Examples
a(1..3)=1,2,3 since P(1),P(2),P(3) cannot be written as difference of 2 other pentagonal numbers. P(4)=22=P(8)-P(7), therefore 4 is not in this sequence.
Links
- Donovan Johnson, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..500
Programs
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PARI
P(n)=n*(3*n-1)>>1 isPent(t)=P(sqrtint((t<<1)\3)+1)==t for( i=1,999,for( j=i+1,(P(i)-1)\3, isPent(P(i)+P(j))&next(2)); print1(i","))
Extensions
Definition corrected, thanks to a remark from R. J. Mathar, Feb 01 2008
More terms from Donovan Johnson, Apr 22 2008
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