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After its initial 1-term, A073485 gives those n for which A248663(n) = A277333(n) > 0.

The original motivation for this sequence was to encode the prime factorization of n in the binary representation of a(n), each such representation being unique as long as this map is restricted to A005117 (squarefree numbers, resulting a permutation of nonnegative integers A048672) or any of its subsequence, resulting an injective function like A048623 and A048639.

However, also the restriction to A260443 (not all terms of which are squarefree) results a permutation of nonnegative integers, namely A001477, the identity permutation.

When a polynomial with nonnegative integer coefficients is encoded with the prime factorization of n (e.g., as in A206296, A260443), then a(n) gives the evaluation of that polynomial at x=2.

The primitive completely additive integer sequence that satisfies a(n) = a(A225546(n)), n >= 1. By primitive, we mean that if b is another such sequence, then there is an integer k such that b(n) = k * a(n) for all n >= 1. - Peter Munn, Feb 03 2020

If the binary rank of an integer partition y is given by Sum_i 2^(y_i-1), and the Heinz number is Product_i prime(y_i), then a(n) is the binary rank of the integer partition with Heinz number n. Note the function taking a set s to Sum_i 2^(s_i-1) is the inverse of A048793 (binary indices), and the function taking a multiset m to Product_i prime(m_i) is the inverse of A112798 (prime indices). - Gus Wiseman, May 22 2024

This is a multiplicative self-inverse permutation of the integers.

A225547 gives the fixed points.

From Antti Karttunen and Peter Munn, Feb 02 2020: (Start)

This sequence operates on the Fermi-Dirac factors of a number. As arranged in array form, in A329050, this sequence reflects these factors about the main diagonal of the array, substituting A329050[j,i] for A329050[i,j], and this results in many relationships including significant homomorphisms.

This sequence provides a relationship between the operations of squaring and prime shift (A003961) because each successive column of the A329050 array is the square of the previous column, and each successive row is the prime shift of the previous row.

A329050 gives examples of how significant sets of numbers can be formed by choosing their factors in relation to rows and/or columns. This sequence therefore maps equivalent derived sets by exchanging rows and columns. Thus odd numbers are exchanged for squares, squarefree numbers for powers of 2 etc.

Alternative construction: For n > 1, form a vector v of length A299090(n), where each element v[i] for i=1..A299090(n) is a product of those distinct prime factors p(i) of n whose exponent e(i) has the bit (i-1) "on", or 1 (as an empty product) if no such exponents are present. a(n) is then Product_{i=1..A299090(n)} A000040(i)^A048675(v[i]). Note that because each element of vector v is squarefree, it means that each exponent A048675(v[i]) present in the product is a "submask" (not all necessarily proper) of the binary string A087207(n).

This permutation effects the following mappings:

A000035(a(n)) = A010052(n), A010052(a(n)) = A000035(n). [Odd numbers <-> Squares]

A008966(a(n)) = A209229(n), A209229(a(n)) = A008966(n). [Squarefree numbers <-> Powers of 2]

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From Antti Karttunen, Jul 08 2020: (Start)

Moreover, we see also that this sequence maps between A016825 (Numbers of the form 4k+2) and A001105 (2*squares) as well as between A008586 (Multiples of 4) and A028983 (Numbers with even sum of the divisors).

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The exponents in the prime factorization of term a(n) give the coefficients of the n-th Stern polynomial. See A125184 and the examples.

None of the terms have prime gaps in their factorization, i.e., all can be found in A073491.

Contains neither perfect squares nor prime powers with exponent > 1. A277701 gives the positions of the terms that are 2*square. - Antti Karttunen, Oct 27 2016

Many of the derived sequences (like A002487) have similar "Fir forest" or "Gaudian cathedrals" style scatter plot. - Antti Karttunen, Mar 21 2017

Let p(n,x) be the completely additive polynomial-valued function such that p(1,x) = 0 and p(prime(n),x) = x^(n-1), like is defined in A206284 (although here we are not limited to just irreducible polynomials). Then a(n) is the value of the polynomial encoded in such a manner by n, when it is evaluated at x=-1. - The original definition rewritten and clarified by Antti Karttunen, Oct 03 2018

Positions of 0 give the values of n for which the polynomial p(n,x) is divisible by x+1. For related sequences, see the Mathematica section.

Also the number of odd prime indices of n minus the number of even prime indices of n (both counted with multiplicity), where a prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. - Gus Wiseman, Oct 24 2023

The binary representation of a(n) shows which prime numbers divide n, but not the multiplicities. a(2)=1, a(3)=10, a(4)=1, a(5)=100, a(6)=11, a(10)=101, a(30)=111, etc.

For n > 1, a(n) gives the (one-based) index of the column where n is located in array A285321. A008479 gives the other index. - Antti Karttunen, Apr 17 2017

From Antti Karttunen, Jun 18 & 20 2017: (Start)

A268335 gives all n such that a(n) = A248663(n); the squarefree numbers (A005117) are all the n such that a(n) = A285330(n) = A048675(n).

For all n > 1 for which the value of A285331(n) is well-defined, we have A285331(a(n)) <= floor(A285331(n)/2), because then n is included in the binary tree A285332 and a(n) is one of its ancestors (in that tree), and thus must be at least one step nearer to its root than n itself.

Conjecture: Starting at any n and iterating the map n -> a(n), we will always reach 0 (see A288569). This conjecture is equivalent to the conjecture that at any n that is neither a prime nor a power of two, we will eventually hit a prime number (which then becomes a power of two in the next iteration). If this conjecture is false then sequence A285332 cannot be a permutation of natural numbers. On the other hand, if the conjecture is true, then A285332 must be a permutation of natural numbers, because all primes and powers of 2 occur in definite positions in that tree. This conjecture also implies the conjectures made in A019565 and A285320 that essentially claim that there are neither finite nor infinite cycles in A019565.

If there are any 2-cycles in this sequence, then both terms of the cycle should be present in A286611 and the larger one should be present in A286612.

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Binary rank of the distinct prime indices of n, where the binary rank of an integer partition y is given by Sum_i 2^(y_i-1). For all prime indices (with multiplicity) we have A048675. - Gus Wiseman, May 25 2024

These are prime-factorization representations of single-variable polynomials where the coefficient of term x^(k-1) (encoded as the exponent of prime(k) in the factorization of n) is equal to the digit in one-based position k of the factorial base representation of n. See the examples.

a(n) = Product of distinct primorials larger than one, obtained as Product_{i} A002110(1+i), where i ranges over the zero-based positions of the 1-bits present in the binary representation of n.

This sequence can be represented as a binary tree. Each child to the left is obtained as A283980(k), and each child to the right is obtained as 2*A283980(k), when their parent contains k:

1

|

...................2....................

6 12

30......../ \........60 180......../ \......360

/ \ / \ / \ / \

/ \ / \ / \ / \

/ \ / \ / \ / \

210 420 1260 2520 6300 12600 37800 75600

etc.