A254136 Indices of pentagonal numbers (A000326) which are also centered hexagonal numbers (A003215).
1, 73, 889, 84049, 1025713, 96992281, 1183671721, 111929008033, 1365956140129, 129165978277609, 1576312202036953, 149057427003352561, 1819062915194503441, 172012141595890577593, 2099197027822254933769, 198501862344230723189569, 2422471551043966999065793
Offset: 1
Examples
73 is in the sequence because the 73rd pentagonal number is 7957, which is also the 52nd centered hexagonal number.
Links
- Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..653
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1154,-1154,-1,1).
Programs
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{1,1154,-1154,-1,1},{1,73,889,84049,1025713},20] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 24 2024 *)
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PARI
Vec(-x*(x^4+72*x^3-338*x^2+72*x+1)/((x-1)*(x^2-34*x+1)*(x^2+34*x+1)) + O(x^100))
Formula
a(n) = a(n-1)+1154*a(n-2)-1154*a(n-3)-a(n-4)+a(n-5).
G.f.: -x*(x^4+72*x^3-338*x^2+72*x+1) / ((x-1)*(x^2-34*x+1)*(x^2+34*x+1)).
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