A144077 a(n) = z(n^2,n) with z(x,y) = if x>y then z(x-y,y+1) else y.

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 62, 64, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 74, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, 90, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107, 109, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117

Offset: 1

Author

Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 09 2008

Keywords

• nonn

Comments

0 <= a(n) - A022838(n) <= 1.

Examples

			a(5)=z(25,5)=z(20,6)=z(14,7)=z(7,8)=8;
a(6)=z(36,6)=z(30,7)=z(23,8)=z(15,9)=z(6,10)=10.
		

Links

• R. Zumkeller, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000