A178105 Let B_n be the set of divisors 2 <= d <= n/2 of binomial(n-d-1,d-1) such that gcd(n,d)>1. The sequence lists the minimal d of B_n, or a(n)=0 if B_n is empty.
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 6, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 6, 6, 10, 0, 4, 0, 6, 0, 6, 0, 14, 0, 4, 9, 6, 0, 8, 0, 8, 6, 4, 0, 10, 0, 6, 15, 12, 0, 4, 20, 6, 18, 6, 0, 18, 0, 4, 6, 6, 10, 9, 0, 14, 9, 4, 0, 6, 0, 6, 12, 8, 21, 4, 0, 6, 6, 6, 0, 16, 20, 4, 18, 6, 0, 6, 28, 10, 9, 4, 15, 9, 0, 6, 6, 14
Offset: 1
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Links
- Vladimir Shevelev, On divisibility of binomial(n-i-1,i-1) by i, Intl. J. of Number Theory, 3, no.1 (2007), 119-139.
Programs
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PARI
a(n) = {my(md = -1); for (d=2, n\2, if (((binomial(n-d-1,d-1) % d) == 0) && (gcd(n, d) > 1), if (md == -1, md = d, md = min(d, md)));); if (md == -1, 0, md);} \\ Michel Marcus, Feb 07 2016
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Sage
def A178105(n): return next((d for d in (2..n//2) if binomial(n-d-1,d-1) % d == 0 and gcd(n,d) > 1), 0) # D. S. McNeil, Sep 05 2011
Extensions
Corrected by R. J. Mathar, Sep 05 2011
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