A333819 a(n) is the least integer q > 0 such that for some integer r, phi(q) + phi(r) = 2*n; where phi(n) is Euler's totient function (A000010).
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References
- George E. Andrews, Number Theory, Chapter 6, Arithmetic Functions, 6-1 Combinatorial Study of Phi(n) page 75-82, Dover Publishing, NY, 1971.
- Daniel Zwillinger, Editor-in-Chief, CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 31st Edition, 2.4.15 Euler Totient pages 128-130, Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, 2003.
Links
- Eric W. Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Goldbach's Conjecture.
- Wikipedia, Goldbach's conjecture
- Index entries for sequences related to Goldbach conjecture
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Mathematica
mbr = Union@ Array[ EulerPhi@# &, 500]; a[n_] := Block[{q = 1}, While[ !MemberQ[mbr, 2n - EulerPhi@ q], q++]; q]; Array[a, 105]
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