A254856 Indices of centered heptagonal numbers (A069099) that are also octagonal numbers (A000567).
1, 2, 15, 40, 377, 1026, 9775, 26624, 253761, 691186, 6587999, 17944200, 171034201, 465858002, 4440301215, 12094363840, 115276797377, 313987601826, 2992756430575, 8151583283624, 77696390397561, 211627177772386, 2017113393905999, 5494155038798400
Offset: 1
Examples
15 is in the sequence because the 15th centered heptagonal number is 736, which is also the 16th octagonal number.
Links
- Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,26,-26,-1,1).
Programs
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{1,26,-26,-1,1},{1,2,15,40,377},30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 30 2019 *)
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PARI
Vec(x*(x^3+13*x^2-x-1)/((x-1)*(x^4-26*x^2+1)) + O(x^100))
Formula
a(n) = a(n-1)+26*a(n-2)-26*a(n-3)-a(n-4)+a(n-5).
G.f.: x*(x^3+13*x^2-x-1) / ((x-1)*(x^4-26*x^2+1)).
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