A215776 Second-largest prime factor of the n-th number that is a product of exactly n primes.
1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 7, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 7, 2, 3, 3, 3, 7, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 3, 5, 3, 7, 3, 5, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3, 7, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7, 2, 5, 7, 11, 2, 7, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3
Offset: 1
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Examples
a(2) = 2 because the 2nd number that is a product of exactly 2 primes (semiprime) is 6 = 2*3, so 2 is the 2nd largest of those two prime factors. a(4) = 2 because the 4th number that is a product of exactly 4 primes is 40 = 2*2*2*5, so 2 is the 2nd largest of those two distinct prime factors {2,5}. This requires clarity in "distinct prime factors" versus merely "prime factors." a(87) = 3 because the 87th number that is a product of 87 primes is 5048474222710691433572990976 = 2^84 3^2 29, and 3 is the 2nd largest prime factor.
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Maple
A215776 := proc(n) A087039(A101695(n)) ; end proc: # R. J. Mathar, Sep 14 2012
Extensions
Corrected by R. J. Mathar, Sep 14 2012
More terms from Lars Blomberg, Mar 02 2016
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