A261221 a(n) = number of steps to reach 0 when starting from k = n and repeatedly applying the map that replaces k with k - A053610(k), where A053610(k) = the number of positive squares needed to sum to k using the greedy algorithm.

0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 19, 19, 20, 20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 22, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25, 25, 25, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 28, 28, 28, 29

Offset: 0

Author

Antti Karttunen, Aug 12 2015

Keywords

• nonn

Links

• Antti Karttunen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000

Crossrefs

Cf. A260740, A261222, A261223, A261224.

Cf. also A260731, A261226.

Formula

a(0) = 0; for n >= 1, a(n) = 1 + a(A260740(n)).