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a(n) is the second-highest value k such that A173419(k) = n+2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 03 2012

Let b(0) = 6; b(n+1) = smallest number such that b(n+1) + Product_{i=0..n} b(i) divides b(n+1)*Product_{i=0..n} b(i). Then b(n+1) = a(n) for n >= 0. - Derek Orr, Dec 13 2014

Changing "+" to "-": Let b(0) = 6; b(n+1) = smallest number such that b(n+1) - Product_{i=0..n} b(i) divides b(n+1)*Product_{i=0..n} b(i). Then b(n+2) = a(n) for n >= 0. - Derek Orr, Jan 04 2015

With offset = 1, a(n) is the number of collections C of subsets of {1,2,...,n} such that if S is in C then the complement of S is not in C. - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 06 2017

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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As a binary operation, this sequence defines a commutative monoid over the positive integers that is isomorphic to multiplication. The self-inverse permutation A225546(.) provides an isomorphism. This monoid therefore has unique factorization. Its primes are the even terms of A050376: 2, 4, 16, 256, ..., which in standard integer multiplication are the powers of 2 with powers of 2 as exponents.

In this monoid, in contrast, the powers of 2 run through the squarefree numbers, the k-th power of 2 being A019565(k). 4 is irreducible and its powers are the squares of the squarefree numbers, the k-th power of 4 being A019565(k)^2 (where "^2" denotes standard integer squaring); and so on with powers of 16, 256, ...

In many cases the product of two numbers is the same here as in standard integer multiplication. See the formula section for details.

The array in A135764 is identical to the array in A054582 [up to the transposition and different indexing. - Clark Kimberling, Dec 03 2010; comment amended by Antti Karttunen, Feb 03 2015; please see the illustration in Example section].

The array gives a bijection between the natural numbers N and N^2. A more usual bijection is to take the natural numbers A000027 and write them in the usual OEIS square array format. However this bijection has the advantage that it can be formed by iterating the usual bijection between N and 2N. - Joshua Zucker, Nov 04 2011

The array can be used to determine the configurations of k-th Towers of Hanoi moves, by labeling odd row terms C,B,A,C,B,A,... and even row terms B,C,A,B,C,A,.... Then given k equal to or greater than term "a" in each n-th row, but less than the next row term, record the label A, B, or C for term "a". This denotes the peg position for the disc corresponding to the n-th row. For example, with k = 25, five discs are in motion since the binary for 25 = 11001, five bits. We find that 25 in row 5 is greater than 16 labeled C, but less than 48. Thus, disc 5 is on peg C. In the 4th row, 25 is greater than 24 (a C), but less than 40, so goes onto the C peg. Similarly, disc 3 is on A, 2 is on A, and disc 1 is on A. Thus, discs 2 and 3 are on peg A, while 1, 4, and 5 are on peg C. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 22 2012

Shares with arrays A253551 and A254053 the property that A001511(n) = k for all terms n on row k and when going downward in each column, terms grow by doubling. - Antti Karttunen, Feb 03 2015

Let P be the infinite palindromic word having initial word 0 and midword sequence (1,2,3,4,...) = A000027. Row n of the array A135764 gives the positions of n-1 in S. ("Infinite palindromic word" is defined at A260390.) - Clark Kimberling, Aug 13 2015

The probability distribution series 1 = 2/3 + 4/15 + 16/255 + 256/65535 + ... + A001146(n-1)/A051179(n) governs the proportions of terms in A001511 from row n of the array. In A001511(1..15) there are ((2/3) * 15) = ten terms from row one of the array, ((4/15) * 15) = four terms from row two, and ((16/255) * 15) = one (rounded), giving one term from row three (a 4). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 16 2021

From Gary W. Adamson, Dec 30 2021: (Start)

Subarrays representing the number of divisors of an integer can be mapped on the table. For 60, write the odd divisors on the top row: 1, 3, 5, 15. Since 60 has 12 divisors, let the left column equal 1, 2, 4, where 4 is the highest power of 2 dividing 60. Multiplying top row terms by left column terms, we get the result:

1 3 5 15

2 6 10 30

4 12 20 60. (End)

This sequence is a permutation of A050376, so every positive integer is the product of a unique subset, S_factors, of its terms. If we restrict S_factors to be chosen from a subset, S_0, consisting of numbers from specified rows and/or columns of this array, there are notable sequences among those that may be generated. See the examples. Other notable sequences can be generated if we restrict the intersection of S_factors with specific rows/columns to have even cardinality. In any of the foregoing cases, the numbers in the resulting sequence form a group under the binary operation A059897(.,.).

Shares with array A246278 the property that columns grow downward by iterating A003961, and indeed, this array can be obtained from A246278 by selecting its columns 1, 2, 8, 128, ..., 2^((2^k)-1), for k >= 0.

A(n,k) is the image of the lattice point with coordinates X=n and Y=k under the inverse of the bijection f defined in the first comment of A306697. This geometric relationship can be used to construct an isomorphism from the polynomial ring GF(2)[x,y] to a ring over the positive integers, using methods similar to those for constructing A297845 and A306697. See A329329, the ring's multiplicative operator, for details.

Partial sums of A001146.

Number of Boolean functions with up to n arguments. - Paul Tarau (paul.tarau(AT)gmail.com), Jun 06 2008

a(2), a(3), a(5) and a(7) are prime; a(11) is not.

Let S be a set of n elements. First we perform a set partition on S. Let SU be the set of all nonempty subsets of S. As is well known, 2^n - 1 is the number of nonempty subsets of a set with n elements (see A000225). That is, 2^n - 1 is the number of elements |SU| of SU. In the second step, we select k elements from SU. We want to know how many different selections are possible. Let W be the resulting set of selections formed from SU. Then the number of elements |W| of W is |W| = Sum_{k=1..2^n-1} binomial(2^n-1,k) = 2^(2^n-1) - 1 = A077585. Example: |W(n)| = a(n=2) = 7, because W = {[[1, 2]], [[1]], [[1, 2], [1]], [[1, 2], [2], [1]], [[1, 2], [2]], [[2], [1]], [[2]]}. - Thomas Wieder, Nov 08 2007

These are so-called double Mersenne numbers, sometimes denoted MM(n) where M = A000225. MM(n) is prime iff M(n) = 2^n-1 is a Mersenne prime exponent (A000043), which isn't possible unless n itself is also in A000043. Primes of this form are called double Mersenne primes MM(p). For all Mersenne exponents between 7 and 61, factors of MM(p) are known. MM(61) is far too large for any currently known primality test, but a distributed search for factors of this and other MM(p) is ongoing, see the doublemersenne.org web site. - M. F. Hasler, Mar 05 2020

This is a strong divisibility sequence, that is, gcd(a(n),a(m)) = a(gcd(n,m)) for n, m >= 1. - Peter Bala, Dec 05 2022

The dual of a multiset partition has, for each vertex, one block consisting of the indices (or positions) of the blocks containing that vertex, counted with multiplicity. For example, the dual of {{1,2},{2,3}} is {{1},{1,2},{2}}. The T_0 condition means that the dual is strict (no repeated edges).

Analogous to A047994, as A064380 is analogous to A116550.

Also the number of non-isomorphic sets of subsets of {1..n} with union {1..n}. - Gus Wiseman, Aug 05 2019