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Meyers (see Guy reference) conjectures that for all r >= 1, the least odd number not in the set {a(i): i < prime(r)} is prime(r+1). - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 08 2021

Meyers' conjecture would be refuted if and only if for some r there were such a large gap between prime(r) and prime(r+1) that there existed a composite c for which prime(r) < c < a(c) < prime(r+1), in which case (by Bertrand's postulate) c would necessarily be a term of A246281. - Antti Karttunen, Mar 29 2021

a(n) is odd for all n and for each odd m there exists a k with a(k) = m (see A064216). a(n) > n for n > 1: bijection between the odd and all numbers. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 26 2001

a(n) and n have the same number of distinct primes with (A001222) and without multiplicity (A001221). - Michel Marcus, Jun 13 2014

From Antti Karttunen, Nov 01 2019: (Start)

More generally, a(n) has the same prime signature as n, A046523(a(n)) = A046523(n). Also A246277(a(n)) = A246277(n) and A287170(a(n)) = A287170(n).

Many permutations and other sequences that employ prime factorization of n to encode either polynomials, partitions (via Heinz numbers) or multisets in general can be easily defined by using this sequence as one of their constituent functions. See the last line in the Crossrefs section for examples.

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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. This sequence gives the number of ways to choose a strict partition of each prime index of n.

The indices i, where a(i) = 1, form A003586, and the indices j, where a(j) > 1, form A059485. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Oct 27 2022

For any number n > 0, let f(n) be the polynomial in a single indeterminate x where the coefficient of x^e is the prime(1+e)-adic valuation of n (where prime(k) denotes the k-th prime); f establishes a bijection between the positive numbers and the polynomials in a single indeterminate x with nonnegative integer coefficients; let g be the inverse of f; T(n, k) = g(f(n) * f(k)).

This table has many similarities with A248601.

For any n > 0 and m > 0, f(n * m) = f(n) + f(m).

Also, f(1) = 0 and f(2) = 1.

The function f can be naturally extended to the set of positive rational numbers: if r = u/v (not necessarily in reduced form), then f(r) = f(u) - f(v); as such, f is a homomorphism from the multiplicative group of positive rational numbers to the additive group of polynomials of a single indeterminate x with integer coefficients.

See A297473 for the main diagonal of T.

As a binary operation, T(.,.) is related to A306697(.,.) and A329329(.,.). When their operands are terms of A050376 (sometimes called Fermi-Dirac primes) the three operations give the same result. However the rest of the multiplication table for T(.,.) can be derived from these results because T(.,.) distributes over integer multiplication (A003991), whereas for A306697 and A329329, the equivalent derivation uses distribution over A059896(.,.) and A059897(.,.) respectively. - Peter Munn, Mar 25 2020

From Peter Munn, Jun 16 2021: (Start)

The operation defined by this sequence can be extended to be the multiplicative operator of a ring over the positive rationals that is isomorphic to the polynomial ring Z[x]. The extended function f (described in the author's original comments) is the isomorphism we use, and it has the same relationship with the extended operation that exists between their unextended equivalents.

Denoting this extension of T(.,.) as t_Q(.,.), we get t_Q(n, 1/k) = t_Q(1/n, k) = 1/T(n, k) and t_Q(1/n, 1/k) = T(n, k) for positive integers n and k. The result for other rationals is derived from the distributive property: t_Q(q, r*s) = t_Q(q, r) * t_Q(q, s); t_Q(q*r, s) = t_Q(q, s) * t_Q(r, s). This may look unusual because standard multiplication of rational numbers takes on the role of the ring's additive group.

There are many OEIS sequences that can be shown to be a list of the integers in an ideal of this ring. See the cross-references.

There are some completely additive sequences that similarly define by extension completely additive functions on the positive rationals that can be shown to be homomorphisms from this ring onto the integer ring Z, and these functions relate to some of the ideals. For example, the extended function of A048675, denoted A048675_Q, maps i/j to A048675(i) - A048675(j) for positive integers i and j. For any positive integer k, the set {r rational > 0 : k divides A048675_Q(r)} forms an ideal of the ring; for k=2 and k=3 the integers in this ideal are listed in A003159 and A332820 respectively.

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Each row i is a multiplicative function, being in essence "the i-th power" of A003961, i.e., A(i,j) = A003961^i (j). Zeroth power gives an identity function, A001477, which occurs as the row zero.

The terms in the same column have the same prime signature.

The array is read by antidiagonals: A(0,0), A(0,1), A(1,0), A(0,2), A(1,1), A(2,0), ... .

In the definition, taking A000041(k) instead of prime(A000041(k)) gives A299200.

In the definition, taking A000720(k) in place of prime(A000720(k)) gives A357984.

For any m > 0:

- let F(m) be the set of distinct Fermi-Dirac primes (A050376) with product m,

- for any i >=0 0 and j >= 0, let f(prime(i+1)^(2^i)) be the lattice point with coordinates X=i and Y=j (where prime(k) denotes the k-th prime number),

- f establishes a bijection from the Fermi-Dirac primes to the lattice points with nonnegative coordinates,

- let P(m) = { f(p) | p in F(m) },

- P establishes a bijection from the nonnegative integers to the set, say L, of finite sets of lattice points with nonnegative coordinates,

- let Q be the inverse of P,

- for any n > 0 and k > 0:

T(n, k) = Q(P(n) + P(k))

where "+" denotes the Minkowski addition on L.

This sequence has similarities with A297845, and their data sections almost match; T(6, 6) = 30, however A297845(6, 6) = 90.

This sequence has similarities with A067138; here we work on dimension 2, there in dimension 1.

This sequence as a binary operation distributes over A059896, whereas A297845 distributes over multiplication (A003991) and A329329 distributes over A059897. See the comment in A329329 for further description of the relationship between these sequences. - Peter Munn, Dec 19 2019

If we had a(1) = 1 (instead of 3), then this would be fully multiplicative with a(prime(k)) = prime(k+2) (see A357852). - Antti Karttunen, Jan 10 2020

In the definition, taking A000009(k) instead of prime(A000009(k)) gives A357982.

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. We define the MTF-transform as shifting a number's prime indices along a function; see the Mathematica program.