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Analogous to GCD, with AND replacing MIN.

Square array A(n,k), n >= 1, k >= 1, read by descending antidiagonals.

The group defined by the binary operation A059897(.,.) over the positive integers is commutative with all elements self-inverse, and isomorphic to the additive group of GF(2) polynomial rings such as GF(2)[x,y]. There is a unique isomorphism extending each bijective mapping between respective minimal generating sets. The lexicographically earliest minimal generating set for the A059897 group is A050376, often called the Fermi-Dirac primes. This set has a natural arrangement in a square array, given by A329050(i,j) = prime(i+1)^(2^j), i >= 0, j >= 0. The most meaningful generating set for the additive group of GF(2)[x,y] is {x^i * y^j: i >= 0, j >= 0}, which similarly forms a square array. All this makes A329050(i,j) especially appropriate to be the image (under an isomorphism) of the GF(2) polynomial x^i * y^j.

Using g to denote the intended isomorphism, we specify g(x^i * y^j) = A329050(i,j). This maps minimal generating sets of the additive groups, so the definition of g is completed by specifying g(a+b) = A059897(g(a), g(b)). We then calculate the image under g of polynomial multiplication in GF(2)[x,y], giving us this sequence as the matching multiplicative operator for an isomorphic ring over the positive integers. Using f to denote the inverse of g, A[n,k] = g(f(n) * f(k)).

See the formula section for an alternative definition based on the A329050 array, independent of GF(2)[x,y].

Closely related to A306697 and A297845. If A059897 is replaced in the alternative definition by A059896 (and the definition is supplemented by the derived identity for the absorbing element, shown in the formula section), we get A306697; if A059897 is similarly replaced by A003991 (integer multiplication), we get A297845. This sequence and A306697, considered as multiplicative operators, are carryless arithmetic equivalents of A297845. A306697 uses a method analogous to binary-OR when there would be a multiplicative carry, while this sequence uses a method analogous to binary exclusive-OR. In consequence A(n,k) <> A297845(n,k) exactly when A306697(n,k) <> A297845(n,k). This relationship is not symmetric between the 3 sequences: there are n and k such that A(n,k) = A306697(n,k) <> A297845(n,k). For example A(54,72) = A306697(54,72) = 273375000 <> A297845(54,72) = 22143375000.

x^(2^n) - a(n) is the minimal polynomial over Q for the algebraic number sqrt(p(1)*sqrt(p(2)*...*sqrt(p(n-1)*sqrt(p(n)))...)), where p(k) is the k-th prime. Each such monic polynomial is irreducible by Eisenstein's Criterion (using p = p(n)).

A prime version of Somos's quadratic recurrence sequence A052129(n) = A052129(n-1)^2 * n = Product_{k=1..n} k^(2^(n-k)). - Jonathan Sondow, Mar 29 2014

All positive integers have unique factorizations into powers of distinct primes, and into powers of squarefree numbers with distinct exponents that are powers of 2. (See A329332 for a description of the relationship between the two.) a(n) is the least number such that both factorizations have n factors. - Peter Munn, Dec 15 2019

From Peter Munn, Jan 24 2020 to Feb 06 2020: (Start)

For n >= 0, a(n+1) is the n-th power of 12 in the monoid defined by A306697.

a(n) is the least positive integer that cannot be expressed as the product of fewer than n terms of A072774 (powers of squarefree numbers).

All terms that are less than the order of the Monster simple group (A003131) are divisors of the group's order, with a(6) exceeding its square root.

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It is remarkable that 4 of the first 5 terms are factorials. - Hal M. Switkay, Jan 21 2025

The permutation satisfies A008578(a(n)) = a(A008578(n)) for all n, and is self-inverse.

The sequence of fixed points begins as 0, 1, 6, 11, 29, 36, 66, 95, 107, 121, 149, 174, 216, 313, 319, 396, 427, ... and is itself multiplicative in a sense that if a and b are fixed points, then also a*b is a fixed point.

The records are 0, 1, 3, 9, 19, 61, 281, 361, 843, 1159, 1811, 3721, 5339, 5433, 17141, 78961, 110471, 236883, 325679, ...

and they occur at positions 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 25, 26, 35, 37, 49, 65, 74, 91, 169, 259, 338, 455, ...

(Note how the permutations map squares to squares, and in general keep the prime signature the same.)

Composition with similarly constructed A235199 gives the permutations A234743 & A234744 with more open cycle-structure.

The result of applying a permutation of the prime numbers to the prime factors of n. - Peter Munn, Dec 15 2019

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

Every number in this sequence is the product of a unique subset of A225548.

From Peter Munn, Feb 11 2020: (Start)

The terms are the numbers whose Fermi-Dirac factors (see A050376) occur symmetrically about the main diagonal of A329050.

Closed under the commutative binary operation A059897(.,.). As numbers are self-inverse under A059897, the sequence thereby forms a subgroup of the positive integers under A059897.

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First differs from A335324 at n = 256.

Not named after anyone, partrich numbers have the square part of their odd part, the square part of their even part (A234957), the squarefree part of their odd part and the squarefree part of their even part (A056832) all greater than 1.

Numbers whose odd part and even part are nonsquare and nonsquarefree.

All terms are divisible by 8. If m is present, 2m is absent and 4m is present.

Closed under multiplication by any square and under application of A059896: for n, k >= 1, A059896(a(n), k) is in the sequence.

From Peter Munn, Apr 07 2021: (Start)

The first deficient partrich number is 39304 = 2^3 * 17^3. (ascertained by Amiram Eldar)

The first 7 terms generate Carmichael numbers using the method of Erdős described in A287840.

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