A271562 a(n) = G_n(17), where G is the Goodstein function defined in A266201.
17, 7625597484987, 13407807929942597099574024998205846127479365820592393377723561443721764030073546976801874298166903427690031858186486050853753882811946569946433649006084095
Offset: 0
Examples
G_1(17) = B_2(17)-1 = B_2(2^2^2+1)-1 = 3^3^3+1-1 = 7625597484987; G_2(17) = B_3(3^3^3)-1 = 4^4^4-1 has 155 digits; G_3(17) has 328 digits.
Links
- Nicholas Matteo, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..4