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A237593 Triangle read by rows in which row n lists the elements of the n-th row of A237591 followed by the same elements in reverse order.

1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 6, 7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 7, 7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 8, 8, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 8

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Feb 22 2014

Row n is a palindromic composition of 2*n.
T(n,k) is also the length of the k-th segment in a Dyck path on the first quadrant of the square grid, connecting the x-axis with the y-axis, from (n, 0) to (0, n), starting with a segment in vertical direction, see example.
Conjecture 1: the area under the n-th Dyck path equals A024916(n), the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n.
If the conjecture is true then the n-th Dyck path represents the boundary segments after the alternating sum of the elements of the n-th row of A236104.
Conjecture 2: two adjacent Dyck paths never cross (checked by hand up to n = 128), hence the total area between the n-th Dyck path and the (n-1)-st Dyck path is equal to sigma(n) = A000203(n), the sum of divisors of n.
The connection between A196020 and A237271 is as follows: A196020 --> A236104 --> A235791 --> A237591 --> this sequence --> A239660 --> A237270 --> A237271.
PARI scripts area(n) and chkcross(n) have been written to check the 2 properties and have been run up to n=10000. - Michel Marcus, Mar 27 2014
Mathematica functions have been written that verified the 2 properties through n=30000. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014
Comments from Franklin T. Adams-Watters on sequences related to the "symmetric representation of sigma" in A235791 and related sequences, Mar 31 2014: (Start)
The place to start is with A235791, which is very simple. Then go to A237591, also very simple, and A237593, still very simple.
You then need to interpret the rows of A237593 as Dyck paths. This interpretation is in terms of run lengths, so 2,1,1,2 means up twice, down once, up once, and down twice. Because the rows of A237593 are symmetric and of even length, this path will always be symmetric.
Now the surprising fact is that the areas enclosed by the Dyck path for n (laid on its side) always includes the area enclosed for n-1; and the number of squares added is sigma(n).
Finally, look at the connected areas enclosed by n but not by n-1; the size of these areas is the symmetric representation of sigma. (End)
The symmetric representation of sigma, so defined, is row n of A237270. - Peter Munn, Jan 06 2025
It appears that, for the n-th set, the number of cells lying on the first diagonal is equal to A067742(n), the number of middle divisors of n. - Michel Marcus, Jun 21 2014
Checked Michel Marcus's conjecture with two Mathematica functions up to n=100000, for more information see A240542. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Jul 17 2014
A003056(n) is also the number of peaks of the Dyck path related to the n-th row of triangle. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 03 2015
The number of peaks of the Dyck path associated to the row A000396(n) of this triangle equals the n-th Mersenne prime A000668(n), hence Mersenne primes are visible in two ways at the pyramid described in A245092. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 19 2016
The limit as n approaches infinity (area under the Dyck path described in the n-th row of triangle divided by n^2) equals Pi^2/12 = zeta(2)/2. (Cf. A072691.) - Omar E. Pol, Dec 18 2021
The connection between the isosceles triangle and the stepped pyramid is due to the fact that this object can also be interpreted as a pop-up card. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 09 2022

			Triangle begins:
   n
   1 |  1, 1;
   2 |  2, 2;
   3 |  2, 1, 1, 2;
   4 |  3, 1, 1, 3;
   5 |  3, 2, 2, 3;
   6 |  4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4;
   7 |  4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4;
   8 |  5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5;
   9 |  5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5;
  10 |  6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6;
  11 |  6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 6;
  12 |  7, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 7;
  13 |  7, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7;
  14 |  8, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 8;
  15 |  8, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 8;
  16 |  9, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 9;
  17 |  9, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 9;
  18 | 10, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 10;
  19 | 10, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 10;
  20 | 11, 4, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 4, 11;
  21 | 11, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 11;
  22 | 12, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 12;
  23 | 12, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 12;
  24 | 13, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 13;
  ...
Illustration of rows 8 and 9 interpreted as Dyck paths in the first quadrant and the illustration of the symmetric representation of sigma(9) = 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, see below:
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y                       y
.                       .
.                       ._ _ _ _ _                _ _ _ _ _ 5
._ _ _ _ _              .         |              |_ _ _ _ _|
.         |             .         |_ _                     |_ _ 3
.         |_            .             |                    |_  |
.           |_ _        .             |_ _                   |_|_ _ 5
.               |       .                 |                      | |
.   Area = 56   |       .    Area = 69    |          Area = 13   | |
.               |       .                 |                      | |
.               |       .                 |                      | |
. . . . . . . . | . x   . . . . . . . . . | . x                  |_|
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.    Fig. 1                    Fig. 2                  Fig. 3
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Figure 1. For n = 8 the 8th row of triangle is [5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5] and the area under the symmetric Dyck path is equal to A024916(8) = 56.
Figure 2. For n = 9 the 9th row of triangle is [5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5] and the area under the symmetric Dyck path is equal to A024916(9) = 69.
Figure 3. The symmetric representation of sigma(9): between both symmetric Dyck paths there are three regions (or parts) of sizes [5, 3, 5].
The sum of divisors of 9 is 1 + 3 + 9 = A000203(9) = 13. On the other hand the difference between the areas under the Dyck paths equals the sum of the parts of the symmetric representation of sigma(9) = 69 - 56 = 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, equaling the sum of divisors of 9.
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Illustration of initial terms as Dyck paths in the first quadrant:
(row n = 1..28)
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  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |_ _ _| |_  |_
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  | |       |_ _|   |_
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |_ _    |_  |_ _  |_ _
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  | |_ _ _|     |_  | |_ _  |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |_ _  |_      |_|_ _  | |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  | |_ _  |_ _|_        | | | |_ _ _ _ _
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |     |     | |_ _    | |_|_ _ _ _ _  |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _  | |_ _  |_    |_  | |   |_ _ _ _ _  | | |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _  |_  |_ _  | | |_ _ _ _ _  | | | | |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _  | |_  |_  |_    | |_|_ _ _ _  | | | | | | |
  |_ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _|   |_  |   |_ _ _ _  | | | | | | | | |
  |_ _ _ _ _  |     |_ _  | |_ _ _ _  | | | | | | | | | | |
  |_ _ _ _ _| |_      | |_|_ _ _  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  |_ _ _ _  |_ _|_    |_ _ _  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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n: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10..12..14..16..18..20..22..24..26..28
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It appears that the total area (also the total number of cells) in the first n set of symmetric regions of the diagram is equal to A024916(n), the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n.
It appears that the total area (also the total number of cells) in the n-th set of symmetric regions of the diagram is equal to sigma(n) = A000203(n) (checked by hand up n = 128).
From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 18 2015: (Start)
The above diagram is also the top view of the stepped pyramid described in A245092 and it is also the top view of the staircase described in A244580, in both cases the figure represents the first 28 levels of the structure. Note that the diagram contains (and arises from) a hidden pattern which is shown below.
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Illustration of initial terms as an isosceles triangle:
Row                                 _ _
1                                 _|1|1|_
2                               _|2 _|_ 2|_
3                             _|2  |1|1|  2|_
4                           _|3   _|1|1|_   3|_
5                         _|3    |2 _|_ 2|    3|_
6                       _|4     _|1|1|1|1|_     4|_
7                     _|4      |2  |1|1|  2|      4|_
8                   _|5       _|2 _|1|1|_ 2|_       5|_
9                 _|5        |2  |2 _|_ 2|  2|        5|_
10              _|6         _|2  |1|1|1|1|  2|_         6|_
11            _|6          |3   _|1|1|1|1|_   3|          6|_
12          _|7           _|2  |2  |1|1|  2|  2|_           7|_
13        _|7            |3    |2 _|1|1|_ 2|    3|            7|_
14      _|8             _|3   _|1|2 _|_ 2|1|_   3|_             8|_
15    _|8              |3    |2  |1|1|1|1|  2|    3|              8|_
16   |9                |3    |2  |1|1|1|1|  2|    3|                9|
...
This diagram is the simpler representation of the sequence.
The number of horizontal line segments in the n-th level in each side of the diagram equals A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n.
The number of horizontal line segments in the left side of the diagram plus the number of the horizontal line segment in the right side equals A054844(n).
The total number of vertical line segments in the n-th level of the diagram equals A131507(n).
Note that this symmetric pattern also emerges from the front view of the stepped pyramid described in A245092, which is related to sigma A000203, the sum-of-divisors function, and other related sequences. The diagram represents the first 16 levels of the pyramid. (End)

Robert Price, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..15008 (rows n = 1..412, flattened)
Michel Marcus, A colored version of the symmetric representation of sigma(n), multipage, n = 1..85
Omar E. Pol, An infinite stepped pyramid
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms of A000203 in the pyramid
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms of A001065 in the pyramid
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms of A048050 in the pyramid
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms of A067742 in the pyramid
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms of A224613, (black spiders)
Omar E. Pol, Illustration of initial terms as an isosceles triangle (rows: 1..28)
Omar E. Pol, The symmetric representation of sigma(n), n = 1..64, (version with six colors)
Index entries for sequences related to sigma(n)

Row n has length 2*A003056(n).
Row sums give A005843, n >= 1.
Column k starts in row A008805(k-1).
Column 1 = right border = A008619, n >= 1.
Bisections are in A259176, A259177.
For further information see A262626.
Cf. A000203, A000217, A001065, A001227, A024916, A048050, A054844, A067742, A072691, A131507, A196020, A221529, A224613, A235791, A236104, A237048, A237270, A237271, A237590, A237591, A239660, A239931-A239934, A244050, A244580, A245092, A249351, A261350, A261699, A262611, A262612, A279387, A280850, A280851, A286000, A286001, A296508, A335616, A340035.

row[n_]:=Floor[(Sqrt[8n+1]-1)/2]
s[n_,k_]:=Ceiling[(n+1)/k-(k+1)/2]-Ceiling[(n+1)/(k+1)-(k+2)/2]
f[n_,k_]:=If[k<=row[n],s[n,k],s[n,2 row[n]+1-k]]
TableForm[Table[f[n,k],{n,1,50},{k,1,2 row[n]}]] (* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 08 2014 *)

row(n) = {my(orow = row237591(n)); vector(2*#orow, i, if (i <= #orow, orow[i], orow[2*#orow-i+1]));}
area(n) = {my(rown = row(n)); surf = 0; h = n; odd = 1; for (i=1, #row, if (odd, surf += h*rown[i], h -= rown[i];); odd = !odd;); surf;}
heights(v, n) = {vh = vector(n); ivh = 1; h = n; odd = 1; for (i=1, #v, if (odd, for (j=1, v[i], vh[ivh] = h; ivh++), h -= v[i];); odd = !odd;); vh;}
isabove(hb, ha) = {for (i=1, #hb, if (hb[i] < ha[i], return (0));); return (1);}
chkcross(nn) = {hga = concat(heights(row(1), 1), 0); for (n=2, nn, hgb = heights(row(n), n); if (! isabove(hgb, hga), print("pb cross at n=", n)); hga = concat(hgb, 0););} \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 27 2014

from sympy import sqrt
import math
def row(n): return int(math.floor((sqrt(8*n + 1) - 1)/2))
def s(n, k): return int(math.ceil((n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2)) - int(math.ceil((n + 1)/(k + 1) - (k + 2)/2))
def T(n, k): return s(n, k) if k<=row(n) else s(n, 2*row(n) + 1 - k)
for n in range(1, 11): print([T(n, k) for k in range(1, 2*row(n) + 1)]) # Indranil Ghosh, Apr 21 2017

Let j(n)= floor((sqrt(8n+1)-1)/2) then T(n,k) = A237591(n,k), if k <= j(n); otherwise T(n,k) = A237591(n,2*j(n)+1-k). - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014 (corrected by Omar E. Pol, May 31 2015)

A minor edit to the definition. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 31 2025

A237270 Triangle read by rows in which row n lists the parts of the symmetric representation of sigma(n).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 2, 2, 7, 3, 3, 12, 4, 4, 15, 5, 3, 5, 9, 9, 6, 6, 28, 7, 7, 12, 12, 8, 8, 8, 31, 9, 9, 39, 10, 10, 42, 11, 5, 5, 11, 18, 18, 12, 12, 60, 13, 5, 13, 21, 21, 14, 6, 6, 14, 56, 15, 15, 72, 16, 16, 63, 17, 7, 7, 17, 27, 27, 18, 12, 18, 91, 19, 19, 30, 30, 20, 8, 8, 20, 90

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Feb 19 2014

T(n,k) is the number of cells in the k-th region of the n-th set of regions in a diagram of the symmetry of sigma(n), see example.
Row n is a palindromic composition of sigma(n).
Row sums give A000203.
Row n has length A237271(n).
In the row 2n-1 of triangle both the first term and the last term are equal to n.
If n is an odd prime then row n is [m, m], where m = (1 + n)/2.
The connection with A196020 is as follows: A196020 --> A236104 --> A235791 --> A237591 --> A237593 --> A239660 --> this sequence.
For the boundary segments in an octant see A237591.
For the boundary segments in a quadrant see A237593.
For the boundary segments in the spiral see also A239660.
For the parts in every quadrant of the spiral see A239931, A239932, A239933, A239934.
We can find the spiral on the terraces of the stepped pyramid described in A244050. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 07 2016
T(n,k) is also the area of the k-th terrace, from left to right, at the n-th level, starting from the top, of the stepped pyramid described in A245092 (see Links section). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 14 2018

			Illustration of the first 27 terms as regions (or parts) of a spiral constructed with the first 15.5 rows of A239660:
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.                  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.                 |  _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
.                 | |             |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|
.             12 _| |                           |
.               |_ _|  _ _ _ _ _ _              |_ _
.         12 _ _|     |  _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ 5      |_
.      _ _ _| |    9 _| |         |_ _ _ _ _|         |
.     |  _ _ _|  9 _|_ _|                   |_ _ 3    |_ _ _ 7
.     | |      _ _| |      _ _ _ _          |_  |         | |
.     | |     |  _ _| 12 _|  _ _ _|_ _ _ 3    |_|_ _ 5    | |
.     | |     | |      _|   |     |_ _ _|         | |     | |
.     | |     | |     |  _ _|           |_ _ 3    | |     | |
.     | |     | |     | |    3 _ _        | |     | |     | |
.     | |     | |     | |     |  _|_ 1    | |     | |     | |
.    _|_|    _|_|    _|_|    _|_| |_|    _|_|    _|_|    _|_|    _
.   | |     | |     | |     | |         | |     | |     | |     | |
.   | |     | |     | |     |_|_ _     _| |     | |     | |     | |
.   | |     | |     | |    2  |_ _|_ _|  _|     | |     | |     | |
.   | |     | |     |_|_     2    |_ _ _|7   _ _| |     | |     | |
.   | |     | |    4    |_                 _|  _ _|     | |     | |
.   | |     |_|_ _        |_ _ _ _        |  _|    _ _ _| |     | |
.   | |    6      |_      |_ _ _ _|_ _ _ _| | 15 _|    _ _|     | |
.   |_|_ _ _        |_   4        |_ _ _ _ _|  _|     |    _ _ _| |
.  8      | |_ _      |                       |      _|   |  _ _ _|
.         |_    |     |_ _ _ _ _ _            |  _ _|28  _| |
.           |_  |_    |_ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _| |      _|  _|
.          8  |_ _|  6            |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|  _ _|  _|
.                 |                               |  _ _|  31
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.                8                |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|
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[For two other drawings of the spiral see the links. - _N. J. A. Sloane_, Nov 16 2020]
If the sequence does not contain negative terms then its terms can be represented in a quadrant. For the construction of the diagram we use the symmetric Dyck paths of A237593 as shown below:
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Triangle         Diagram of the symmetry of sigma (n = 1..24)
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.              _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1;            |_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3;            |_ _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2, 2;         |_ _|  _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7;            |_ _ _|    _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3, 3;         |_ _ _|  _|  _ _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
12;           |_ _ _ _|  _| |  _ _|_| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4, 4;         |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_|    _ _|_| | | | | | | | | | | |
15;           |_ _ _ _ _|  _|     |  _ _ _|_| | | | | | | | | |
5, 3, 5;      |_ _ _ _ _| |      _|_| |  _ _ _|_| | | | | | | |
9, 9;         |_ _ _ _ _ _|  _ _|    _| |    _ _ _|_| | | | | |
6, 6;         |_ _ _ _ _ _| |  _|  _|  _|   |  _ _ _ _|_| | | |
28;           |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _|  _|  _ _| | |  _ _ _ _|_| |
7, 7;         |_ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _|  _|    _| | |    _ _ _ _|
12, 12;       |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |     |     |  _|_|   |* * * *
8, 8, 8;      |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _|  _ _|_|       |* * * *
31;           |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _|  _|      _ _|* * * *
9, 9;         |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |_ _ _|      _|* * * * * *
39;           |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _|    _|* * * * * * *
10, 10;       |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |       |* * * * * * * *
42;           |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |  _ _ _|* * * * * * * *
11, 5, 5, 11; |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| | |* * * * * * * * * * *
18, 18;       |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |* * * * * * * * * * *
12, 12;       |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |* * * * * * * * * * *
60;           |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|* * * * * * * * * * *
...
The total number of cells in the first n set of symmetric regions of the diagram equals A024916(n), the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n, hence the total number of cells in the n-th set of symmetric regions of the diagram equals sigma(n) = A000203(n).
For n = 9 the 9th row of A237593 is [5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5] and the 8th row of A237593 is [5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5] therefore between both symmetric Dyck paths there are three regions (or parts) of sizes [5, 3, 5], so row 9 is [5, 3, 5].
The sum of divisors of 9 is 1 + 3 + 9 = A000203(9) = 13. On the other hand the sum of the parts of the symmetric representation of sigma(9) is 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, equaling the sum of divisors of 9.
For n = 24 the 24th row of A237593 is [13, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 13] and the 23rd row of A237593 is [12, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 12] therefore between both symmetric Dyck paths there are only one region (or part) of size 60, so row 24 is 60.
The sum of divisors of 24 is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 24 = A000203(24) = 60. On the other hand the sum of the parts of the symmetric representation of sigma(24) is 60, equaling the sum of divisors of 24.
Note that the number of *'s in the diagram is 24^2 - A024916(24) = 576 - 491 = A004125(24) = 85.
From _Omar E. Pol_, Nov 22 2020: (Start)
Also consider the infinite double-staircases diagram defined in A335616 (see the theorem).
For n = 15 the diagram with first 15 levels looks like this:
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Level                         "Double-staircases" diagram
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1                                        _|1|_
2                                      _|1 _ 1|_
3                                    _|1  |1|  1|_
4                                  _|1   _| |_   1|_
5                                _|1    |1 _ 1|    1|_
6                              _|1     _| |1| |_     1|_
7                            _|1      |1  | |  1|      1|_
8                          _|1       _|  _| |_  |_       1|_
9                        _|1        |1  |1 _ 1|  1|        1|_
10                     _|1         _|   | |1| |   |_         1|_
11                   _|1          |1   _| | | |_   1|          1|_
12                 _|1           _|   |1  | |  1|   |_           1|_
13               _|1            |1    |  _| |_  |    1|            1|_
14             _|1             _|    _| |1 _ 1| |_    |_             1|_
15            |1              |1    |1  | |1| |  1|    1|              1|
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Starting from A196020 and after the algorithm described in A280850 and A296508 applied to the above diagram we have a new diagram as shown below:
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Level                             "Ziggurat" diagram
.                                          _
6                                         |1|
7                            _            | |            _
8                          _|1|          _| |_          |1|_
9                        _|1  |         |1   1|         |  1|_
10                     _|1    |         |     |         |    1|_
11                   _|1      |        _|     |_        |      1|_
12                 _|1        |       |1       1|       |        1|_
13               _|1          |       |         |       |          1|_
14             _|1            |      _|    _    |_      |            1|_
15            |1              |     |1    |1|    1|     |              1|
.
The 15th row
of A249351 :  [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
The 15th row
of triangle:  [              8,            8,            8              ]
The 15th row
of A296508:   [              8,      7,    1,    0,      8              ]
The 15th row
of A280851    [              8,      7,    1,            8              ]
.
More generally, for n >= 1, it appears there is the same correspondence between the original diagram of the symmetric representation of sigma(n) and the "Ziggurat" diagram of n.
For the definition of subparts see A239387 and also A296508, A280851. (End)

Robert Price, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..15542 (rows n = 1..5000, flattened)
Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Sample visual documentation for Mathematica code
Michel Marcus, A colored version of the symmetric representation of sigma(n), multipage, n = 1..85
Omar E. Pol, An infinite stepped pyramid (A237593, A237270, A262626)
Omar E. Pol, Perspective view of the stepped pyramid (16 levels)
Omar E. Pol, Perspective view of the stepped pyramid into four quadrants (11 levels). This is formed by combing four copies of the pyramid back-to-back (cf. A244050).
N. J. A. Sloane, Another drawing of the spiral
N. J. A. Sloane, Spiral showing only the outer boundary
Index entries for sequences related to sigma(n)

Cf. A000203, A004125, A023196, A024916, A153485, A196020, A221529, A231347, A235791, A235796, A236104, A236112, A236540, A237046, A237048, A237271, A237590, A237591, A237593, A239050, A239660, A239663, A239665, A239931, A239932, A239933, A239934, A240020, A240062, A244050, A245092, A249351, A262626, A280850, A280851, A296508, A335616, A340035, A384149.

T[n_,k_] := Ceiling[(n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2] (* from A235791 *)
path[n_] := Module[{c = Floor[(Sqrt[8n + 1] - 1)/2], h, r, d, rd, k, p = {{0, n}}}, h = Map[T[n, #] - T[n, # + 1] &, Range[c]]; r = Join[h, Reverse[h]]; d = Flatten[Table[{{1, 0}, {0, -1}}, {c}], 1];
rd = Transpose[{r, d}]; For[k = 1, k <= 2c, k++, p = Join[p, Map[Last[p] + rd[[k, 2]] * # &, Range[rd[[k, 1]]]]]]; p]
segments[n_] := SplitBy[Map[Min, Drop[Drop[path[n], 1], -1] - path[n - 1]], # == 0 &]
a237270[n_] := Select[Map[Apply[Plus, #] &, segments[n]], # != 0 &]
Flatten[Map[a237270, Range[40]]] (* data *)
(* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Jun 23 2014 *)

T(n, k) = (A384149(n, k) + A384149(n, m+1-k))/2, where m = A237271(n) is the row length. (conjectured) - Peter Munn, Jun 01 2025

Drawing of the spiral extended by Omar E. Pol, Nov 22 2020

A237591 Irregular triangle read by rows: T(n,k) is the difference between the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k consecutive parts, and the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k+1 consecutive parts (n>=1, 1<=k<=A003056(n)).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 6, 2, 1, 1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 7, 2, 2, 1, 7, 3, 2, 1, 8, 3, 1, 2, 8, 3, 2, 1, 1, 9, 3, 2, 1, 1, 9, 4, 2, 1, 1, 10, 3, 2, 2, 1, 10, 4, 2, 2, 1, 11, 4, 2, 1, 2, 11, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 12, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 12, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 13, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 13, 5, 3, 1, 2, 1, 14, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Feb 22 2014

The original name was: Triangle read by rows: T(n,k) = A235791(n,k) - A235791(n,k+1), assuming that the virtual right border of triangle A235791 is A000004.
T(n,k) is also the length of the k-th segment in a zig-zag path on the first quadrant of the square grid, connecting the point (n, 0) with the point (m, m), starting with a segment in vertical direction, where m <= n.
Conjecture: the area of the polygon defined by the x-axis, this zig-zag path and the diagonal [(0, 0), (m, m)], is equal to A024916(n)/2, one half of the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n. Therefore the reflected polygon, which is adjacent to the y-axis, with the zig-zag path connecting the point (0, n) with the point (m, m), has the same property. And so on for each octant in the four quadrants.
For the representation of A024916 and A000203 we use two octants, for example: the first octant and the second octant, or the 6th octant and the 7th octant, etc., see A237593.
At least up to n = 128, two zig-zag paths never cross (checked by hand).
The finite sequence formed by the n-th row of triangle together with its mirror row gives the n-th row of triangle A237593.
The connection between A196020 and A237271 is as follows: A196020 --> A236104 --> A235791 --> this sequence --> A237593 --> A239660 --> A237270 --> A237271.
Comments from Franklin T. Adams-Watters on sequences related to the "symmetric representation of sigma" in A235791 and related sequences, Mar 31 2014. (Start)
The place to start is with A235791, which is very simple. Then go to A237591, also very simple, and A237593, still very simple.
You then need to interpret the rows of A237593 as Dyck paths. This interpretation is in terms of run lengths, so 2,1,1,2 means up twice, down once, up once, and down twice. Because the rows of A237593 are symmetric and of even length, this path will always be symmetric.
Now the surprising fact is that the areas enclosed by the Dyck path for n (laid on its side) always includes the area enclosed for n-1; and the number of squares added is sigma(n).
Finally, look at the connected areas enclosed by n but not by n-1; the size of these areas is the symmetric representation of sigma. (End)
From Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014: (Start)
The row sum is A235791(n,1) - A235791(n,floor((sqrt(8n+1)-1)/2)+1) = n - 0.
Mathematica function has been written to check the conjecture as well as non-crossing zig-zag paths (Dyck paths rotated by 90 degrees) up through n=30000 (same applies to A237593). (End)
The n-th zig-zag path ending at the point (m, m), where m = A240542(n). - Omar E. Pol, Apr 16 2014
From Omar E. Pol, Aug 23 2015: (Start)
n is an odd prime if and only if T(n,2) = 1 + T(n-1,2) and T(n,k) = T(n-1,k) for the rest of the values of k.
The elements of the n-th row of triangle together with the elements of the n-th row of triangle A261350 give the n-th row of triangle A237593.
T(n,k) is also the area (or the number of cells) of the k-th vertical side at the n-th level (starting from the top) in the left hand part of the front view of the stepped pyramid described in A245092, see Example section.
(End)
From Omar E. Pol, Nov 19 2015: (Start)
T(n,k) is also the number of cells between the k-th and the (k+1)st line segments (from left to right) in the n-th row of the diagram as shown in Example section.
Note that the number of horizontal line segments in the n-th row of the diagram equals A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n. (End)
Conjecture: the values f(n,k) in the n-th row of the triangle are either 1 or 2 for all k with ceiling((sqrt(4*n+1)-1)/2) <= k <= floor((sqrt(8*n+1)-1)/2) = r(n), the length of the n-th row, though the lower bound need not be minimal; tested through 2500000. See also A285356. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 17 2017
Conjecture: T(n,k) is the difference between the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k consecutive parts, and the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k+1 consecutive parts. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 30 2017
From Omar E. Pol, Aug 31 2021: (Start)
It appears that T(n,2)/T(n,1) converges to 1/3.
It appears that T(n,3)/T(n,2) converges to 1/2.
It appears that T(n,4)/T(n,3) converges to 3/5.
It appears that T(n,5)/T(n,4) converges to 2/3. (End)
In other words: T(n,k) is the length of the k-th line segment of the largest Dyck path of the symmetric representation of sigma(n). - Omar E. Pol, Sep 08 2021

			Triangle begins:
   1;
   2;
   2, 1;
   3, 1;
   3, 2;
   4, 1, 1;
   4, 2, 1;
   5, 2, 1;
   5, 2, 2;
   6, 2, 1, 1;
   6, 3, 1, 1;
   7, 2, 2, 1;
   7, 3, 2, 1;
   8, 3, 1, 2;
   8, 3, 2, 1, 1;
   9, 3, 2, 1, 1;
   9, 4, 2, 1, 1;
  10, 3, 2, 2, 1;
  10, 4, 2, 2, 1;
  11, 4, 2, 1, 2;
  11, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1;
  12, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1;
  12, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1;
  13, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1;
  13, 5, 3, 1, 2, 1;
  14, 5, 2, 2, 2, 1;
  14, 5, 3, 2, 1, 2;
  15, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1;
  ...
For n = 10 the 10th row of triangle A235791 is [10, 4, 2, 1] so row 10 is [6, 2, 1, 1].
From _Omar E. Pol_, Aug 23 2015: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms:
  Row                                                         _
   1                                                        _|1|
   2                                                      _|2 _|
   3                                                    _|2  |1|
   4                                                  _|3   _|1|
   5                                                _|3    |2 _|
   6                                              _|4     _|1|1|
   7                                            _|4      |2  |1|
   8                                          _|5       _|2 _|1|
   9                                        _|5        |2  |2 _|
  10                                      _|6         _|2  |1|1|
  11                                    _|6          |3   _|1|1|
  12                                  _|7           _|2  |2  |1|
  13                                _|7            |3    |2 _|1|
  14                              _|8             _|3   _|1|2 _|
  15                            _|8              |3    |2  |1|1|
  16                          _|9               _|3    |2  |1|1|
  17                        _|9                |4     _|2 _|1|1|
  18                      _|10                _|3    |2  |2  |1|
  19                    _|10                 |4      |2  |2 _|1|
  20                  _|11                  _|4     _|2  |1|2 _|
  21                _|11                   |4      |3   _|1|1|1|
  22              _|12                    _|4      |2  |2  |1|1|
  23            _|12                     |5       _|2  |2  |1|1|
  24          _|13                      _|4      |3    |2 _|1|1|
  25        _|13                       |5        |3   _|1|2  |1|
  26      _|14                        _|5       _|2  |2  |2 _|1|
  27    _|14                         |5        |3    |2  |1|2 _|
  28   |15                           |5        |3    |2  |1|1|1|
  ...
Also the diagram represents the left part of the front view of the pyramid described in A245092. For the other half front view see A261350. For more information about the pyramid and the symmetric representation of sigma see A237593. (End)
From _Omar E. Pol_, Sep 08 2021: (Start)
For n = 12 the symmetric representation of sigma(12) in the fourth quadrant is as shown below:
.                           _
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                      _ _ _| |
                    _|    _ _|
                  _|     |
                 |      _|
                 |  _ _|1
      _ _ _ _ _ _| |  2
     |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|2
            7
.
The lengths of the successive line segments from the first vertex to the central vertex of the largest Dyck path are [7, 2, 2, 1] respectively, the same as the 12th row of triangle. (End)

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for the first 150 rows

Row n has length A003056(n) hence column k starts in row A000217(k).
Row sums give A000027.
Column 1 is A008619, n >= 1.
Right border gives A042974.
Cf. A000203, A001227, A024916, A196020, A235791, A236104, A237048, A237270, A237271, A237593, A239660, A239931-A239934, A240542, A244580, A245092, A249351, A259176, A259177, A261350, A261699, A262626, A285356, A286000, A286001.

row[n_]:= Floor[(Sqrt[8*n+1] -1)/2];  f[n_,k_]:= Ceiling[(n+1)/k-(k+1)/2] - Ceiling[(n+1)/(k+1)-(k+2)/2];
Table[f[n,k],{n,1,50},{k,1,row[n]}]//Flatten
(* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 08 2014 *)

row235791(n) = vector((sqrtint(8*n+1)-1)\2, i, 1+(n-(i*(i+1)/2))\i);
row(n) = {my(orow = concat(row235791(n), 0)); vector(#orow -1, i, orow[i] - orow[i+1]);} \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 27 2014

from sympy import sqrt
import math
def T(n, k): return int(math.ceil((n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2)) - int(math.ceil((n + 1)/(k + 1) - (k + 2)/2))
for n in range(1, 29): print([T(n, k) for k in range(1, int((sqrt(8*n + 1) - 1)/2) + 1)]) # Indranil Ghosh, Apr 30 2017

T(n,k) = ceiling((n+1)/k - (k+1)/2) - ceiling((n+1)/(k+1) - (k+2)/2), for 1 <= n and 1 <= k <= floor((sqrt(8n+1)-1)/2). - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014

3 more rows added by Omar E. Pol, Aug 23 2015

New name from a comment dated Apr 30 2017. - Omar E. Pol, Jun 18 2023

A236104 Triangle read by rows: T(n,k), n >= 1, k >= 1, in which column k lists k copies of the positive squares in nondecreasing order, and the first element of column k is in row k(k+1)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 4, 9, 1, 16, 1, 25, 4, 36, 4, 1, 49, 9, 1, 64, 9, 1, 81, 16, 4, 100, 16, 4, 1, 121, 25, 4, 1, 144, 25, 9, 1, 169, 36, 9, 1, 196, 36, 9, 4, 225, 49, 16, 4, 1, 256, 49, 16, 4, 1, 289, 64, 16, 4, 1, 324, 64, 25, 9, 1, 361, 81, 25, 9, 1, 400, 81, 25, 9, 4

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Jan 23 2014

These are the squares of the entries of the triangle in A235791: T(n,k) = (A235791(n,k))^2.
Row n has length A003056(n) hence the first element of column k is in row A000217(k).
Columns 1-3 (including the initial zeros) are A000290, A008794, A211547.
Also column k lists the partial sums of the k-th column of triangle A196020 which gives an identity for sigma.
Since all the elements of this sequence are squares, we can draw an illustration of the alternating sum of row n step by step, and a symmetric diagram for A000203, A024916, A004125; see example.
For more information about the diagram see A237593.

			Triangle begins:
    1;
    4;
    9,   1;
   16,   1;
   25,   4;
   36,   4,   1;
   49,   9,   1;
   64,   9,   1;
   81,  16,   4;
  100,  16,   4,   1;
  121,  25,   4,   1;
  144,  25,   9,   1;
  169,  36,   9,   1;
  196,  36,   9,   4;
  225,  49,  16,   4,   1;
  256,  49,  16,   4,   1;
  289,  64,  16,   4,   1;
  324,  64,  25,   9,   1;
  361,  81,  25,   9,   1;
  400,  81,  25,   9,   4;
  441, 100,  36,   9,   4,   1;
  484, 100,  36,  16,   4,   1;
  529, 121,  36,  16,   4,   1;
  576, 121,  49,  16,   4,   1;
  ...
For n = 6 the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= 6 is [1] + [1+2] + [1+3] + [1+2+4] + [1+5] + [1+2+3+6] = 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 6 + 12 = 33. On the other hand the 6th row of triangle is 36, 4, 1, therefore the alternating row sum is 36 - 4 + 1 = 33, equaling the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= 6.
Illustration of the alternating sum of the 6th row as the area of a polygon (or the number of cells), step by step, in the fourth quadrant:
.     _ _ _ _ _ _       _ _ _ _ _ _       _ _ _ _ _ _
.    |           |     |           |     |           |
.    |           |     |           |     |           |
.    |           |     |           |     |           |
.    |           |     |        _ _|     |          _|
.    |           |     |       |         |        _|
.    |_ _ _ _ _ _|     |_ _ _ _|         |_ _ _ _|
.
.          36           36 - 4 = 32     36 - 4 + 1 = 33
.
Then using this method we can draw a symmetric diagram for A000203, A024916, A004125, as shown below:
--------------------------------------------------
n     A000203  A024916            Diagram
--------------------------------------------------
.                         _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1        1        1      |_| | | | | | | | | | | |
2        3        4      |_ _|_| | | | | | | | | |
3        4        8      |_ _|  _|_| | | | | | | |
4        7       15      |_ _ _|    _|_| | | | | |
5        6       21      |_ _ _|  _|  _ _|_| | | |
6       12       33      |_ _ _ _|  _| |  _ _|_| |
7        8       41      |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_|    _ _|
8       15       56      |_ _ _ _ _|  _|     |* *
9       13       69      |_ _ _ _ _| |      _|* *
10      18       87      |_ _ _ _ _ _|  _ _|* * *
11      12       99      |_ _ _ _ _ _| |* * * * *
12      28      127      |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|* * * * *
.
The total number of cells in the first n set of symmetric regions of the diagram equals A024916(n). It appears that the total number of cells in the n-th set of symmetric regions of the diagram equals sigma(n) = A000203(n). Example: for n = 12 the 12th row of triangle is 144, 25, 9, 1, hence the alternating sums is 144 - 25 + 9 - 1 = 127. On the other hand we have that A000290(12) - A004125(12) = 144 - 17 = A024916(12) = 127, equaling the total number of cells in the diagram after 12 stages. The number of cells in the 12th set of symmetric regions of the diagram is sigma(12) = A000203(12) = 28. Note that in this case there is only one region. Finally, the number of *'s is A004125(12) = 17.
Note that the diagram is also the top view of the stepped pyramid described in A245092. - _Omar E. Pol_, Feb 12 2018

Michael De Vlieger, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10075 (rows 1 <= n <= 500).

Cf. A000203, A000217, A000290, A001227, A003056, A008794, A024916, A004125, A196020, A211343, A228813, A231345, A231347, A235791, A235794, A235799, A236106, A236112, A236540, A237270, A237591, A237593, A239660, A244050, A245092, A262626, A286000.

Table[Ceiling[(n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2]^2, {n, 20}, {k, Floor[(Sqrt[8 n + 1] - 1)/2]}] // Flatten (* Michael De Vlieger, Feb 10 2018, after Hartmut F. W. Hoft at A235791 *)

from sympy import sqrt
import math
def T(n, k): return int(math.ceil((n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2))
for n in range(1, 21): print([T(n, k)**2 for k in range(1, int(math.floor((sqrt(8*n + 1) - 1)/2)) + 1)]) # Indranil Ghosh, Apr 25 2017

Sum_{k=1..A003056(n)} (-1)^(k-1)*T(n,k) = A024916(n). [Although this was stated as a fact, as far as I can tell, no proof was known. However, Don Reble has recently found a proof, which will be added here soon. - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 23 2020]

A000203(n) = Sum_{k=1..A003056(n)} (-1)^(k-1) * (T(n,k) - T(n-1,k)), assuming that T(k*(k+1)/2-1,k) = 0. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 10 2018

A235791 Irregular triangle read by rows: T(n,k), n >= 1, k >= 1, in which column k lists k copies of every positive integer in nondecreasing order, and the first element of column k is in row k(k+1)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 2, 1, 7, 3, 1, 8, 3, 1, 9, 4, 2, 10, 4, 2, 1, 11, 5, 2, 1, 12, 5, 3, 1, 13, 6, 3, 1, 14, 6, 3, 2, 15, 7, 4, 2, 1, 16, 7, 4, 2, 1, 17, 8, 4, 2, 1, 18, 8, 5, 3, 1, 19, 9, 5, 3, 1, 20, 9, 5, 3, 2, 21, 10, 6, 3, 2, 1, 22, 10, 6, 4, 2, 1, 23, 11, 6, 4, 2, 1, 24, 11, 7, 4, 2, 1

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Jan 23 2014

The alternating sum of the squares of the elements of the n-th row equals the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= n, i.e., Sum_{k=1..A003056(n)} (-1)^(k-1)*(T(n,k))^2 = A024916(n).
Row n has length A003056(n) hence the first element of column k is in row A000217(k).
For more information see A236104.
The sum of row n gives A060831(n), the sum of the number of odd divisors of all positive integers <= n. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 01 2014. [An equivalent assertion is that the sum of row n of A237048 is the number of odd divisors of n, and this was proved by Hartmut F. W. Hoft in a comment in A237048. - N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 07 2020]
Comments from Franklin T. Adams-Watters on sequences related to the "symmetric representation of sigma" in A235791 and related sequences, Mar 31 2014: (Start)
The place to start is with A235791, which is very simple. Then go to A237591, also very simple, and A237593, still very simple.
You then need to interpret the rows of A237593 as Dyck paths. This interpretation is in terms of run lengths, so 2,1,1,2 means up twice, down once, up once, and down twice. Because the rows of A237593 are symmetric and of even length, this path will always be symmetric.
Now the surprising fact is that the areas enclosed by the Dyck path for n (laid on its side) always includes the area enclosed for n-1; and the number of squares added is sigma(n).
Finally, look at the connected areas enclosed by n but not by n-1; the size of these areas is the symmetric representation of sigma. (End)
From Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014: (Start)
Mathematica function has been written to check the first property up to n = 20000.
T(n,(sqrt(8n+1)-1)/2+1) = 0 for all n >= 1, which is useful for formulas for A237591 and A237593. (End)
Alternating row sums give A240542. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 16 2014
Conjecture: T(n,k) is also the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k consecutive parts, i.e., the partial column sum of A285898, or in accordance with the triangles of the same family: the partial column sum of A237048. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 28 2017, Nov 24 2020
The above conjecture is true. The proof will be added soon (it uses the generating function for the columns). - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 24 2020
T(n,k) is also the total length of all line segments between the k-th vertex and the central vertex of the largest Dyck path of the symmetric representation of sigma(n). In other words: T(n,k) is the sum of the last (A003056(n)-k+1) terms of the n-th row of A237591. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 07 2021
T(n,k) is also the Manhattan distance between the k-th vertex and the central vertex of the Dyck path described in the n-th row of the triangle A237593. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 11 2023

			Triangle begins:
   1;
   2;
   3,  1;
   4,  1;
   5,  2;
   6,  2,  1;
   7,  3,  1;
   8,  3,  1;
   9,  4,  2;
  10,  4,  2,  1;
  11,  5,  2,  1;
  12,  5,  3,  1;
  13,  6,  3,  1;
  14,  6,  3,  2;
  15,  7,  4,  2,  1;
  16,  7,  4,  2,  1;
  17,  8,  4,  2,  1;
  18,  8,  5,  3,  1;
  19,  9,  5,  3,  1;
  20,  9,  5,  3,  2;
  21, 10,  6,  3,  2,  1;
  22, 10,  6,  4,  2,  1;
  23, 11,  6,  4,  2,  1;
  24, 11,  7,  4,  2,  1;
  25, 12,  7,  4,  3,  1;
  26, 12,  7,  5,  3,  1;
  27, 13,  8,  5,  3,  2;
  28, 13,  8,  5,  3,  2,  1;
  ...
For n = 10 the 10th row of triangle is 10, 4, 2, 1, so we have that 10^2 - 4^2 + 2^2 - 1^2 = 100 - 16 + 4 - 1 = 87, the same as A024916(10) = 87, the sum of all divisors of all positive integers <= 10.
From _Omar E. Pol_, Nov 19 2015: (Start)
Illustration of initial terms in the third quadrant:
.                                                            y
Row                                                         _|
1                                                         _|1|
2                                                       _|2 _|
3                                                     _|3  |1|
4                                                   _|4   _|1|
5                                                 _|5    |2 _|
6                                               _|6     _|2|1|
7                                             _|7      |3  |1|
8                                           _|8       _|3 _|1|
9                                         _|9        |4  |2 _|
10                                      _|10        _|4  |2|1|
11                                    _|11         |5   _|2|1|
12                                  _|12          _|5  |3  |1|
13                                _|13           |6    |3 _|1|
14                              _|14            _|6   _|3|2 _|
15                            _|15             |7    |4  |2|1|
16                          _|16              _|7    |4  |2|1|
17                        _|17               |8     _|4 _|2|1|
18                      _|18                _|8    |5  |3  |1|
19                    _|19                 |9      |5  |3 _|1|
20                  _|20                  _|9     _|5  |3|2 _|
21                _|21                   |10     |6   _|3|2|1|
22              _|22                    _|10     |6  |4  |2|1|
23            _|23                     |11      _|6  |4  |2|1|
24          _|24                      _|11     |7    |4 _|2|1|
25        _|25                       |12       |7   _|4|3  |1|
26      _|26                        _|12      _|7  |5  |3 _|1|
27    _|27                         |13       |8    |5  |3|2 _|
28   |28                           |13       |8    |5  |3|2|1|
...
T(n,k) is also the number of cells between the k-th vertical line segment (from left to right) and the y-axis in the n-th row of the structure.
Note that the number of horizontal line segments in the n-th row of the structure equals A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n.
Also the diagram represents the left part of the front view of the pyramid described in A245092. (End)
For more information about the diagram see A286001. - _Omar E. Pol_, Dec 19 2020
From _Omar E. Pol_, Sep 08 2021: (Start)
For n = 12 the symmetric representation of sigma(12) in the fourth quadrant is as shown below:
                            _
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                           | |
                      _ _ _| |
                    _|    _ _|
                  _|     |
                 |      _|
                 |  _ _|
      _ _ _ _ _ _| |3   1
     |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|
    12              5
.
For n = 12 and k = 1 the total length of all line segments between the first vertex and the central vertex of the largest Dyck path is equal to 12, so T(12,1) = 12.
For n = 12 and k = 2 the total length of all line segments between the second vertex and the central vertex of the largest Dyck path is equal to 5, so T(12,2) = 5.
For n = 12 and k = 3 the total length of all line segments between the third vertex and the central vertex of the largest Dyck path is equal to 3, so T(12,3) = 3.
For n = 12 and k = 4 the total length of all line segments between the fourth vertex and the central vertex of the largest Dyck path is equal to 1, so T(12,4) = 1.
Hence the 12th row of triangle is [12, 5, 3, 1]. (End)

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for the first 150 rows, flattened

Columns 1..3: A000027, A008619, A008620.
Operations on rows: A003056 (number of terms), A237591 (differences between terms), A060831 (sums), A339577 (products), A240542 (alternating sums), A236104 (squares), A339576 (sums of squares), A024916 (alternating sums of squares), A237048 (differences between rows), A042974 (right border).
Cf. A000203, A000217, A001227, A196020, A211343, A228813, A231345, A231347, A235794, A236106, A236112, A237270, A237271, A237593, A239660, A245092, A261699, A262626, A286000, A286001, A280850, A280851, A296508, A335616.

row[n_] := Floor[(Sqrt[8*n + 1] - 1)/2]; f[n_, k_] := Ceiling[(n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2]; Table[f[n, k], {n, 1, 150}, {k, 1, row[n]}] // Flatten (* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014 *)

row(n) = vector((sqrtint(8*n+1)-1)\2, i, 1+(n-(i*(i+1)/2))\i); \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 27 2014

from sympy import sqrt
import math
def T(n, k): return int(math.ceil((n + 1)/k - (k + 1)/2))
for n in range(1, 21): print([T(n, k) for k in range(1, int(math.floor((sqrt(8*n + 1) - 1)/2)) + 1)]) # Indranil Ghosh, Apr 25 2017

T(n,k) = ceiling((n+1)/k - (k+1)/2) for 1 <= n, 1 <= k <= floor((sqrt(8n+1)-1)/2) = A003056(n). - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Apr 07 2014
G.f. for column k (k >= 1): x^(k*(k+1)/2)/( (1-x)*(1-x^k) ). - N. J. A. Sloane, Nov 24 2020
T(n,k) = Sum_{j=1..n} A237048(j,k). - Omar E. Pol, May 18 2017
T(n,k) = sqrt(A236104(n,k)). - Omar E. Pol, Feb 14 2018
Sigma(n) = Sum_{k=1..A003056(n)} (-1)^(k-1) * (T(n,k)^2 - T(n-1,k)^2), assuming that T(k*(k+1)/2-1,k) = 0. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 10 2018
a(s(n,k)) = T(n,k), n >= 1, 1 <= k <= r = floor((sqrt(8*n + 1) - 1)/2), where s(n,k) = r*n - r*(r+1)*(r+2)/6 + k translates position (row n, column k) in the triangle of this sequence to its position in the sequence. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Feb 24 2021

A196020 Irregular triangle read by rows: T(n,k), n >= 1, k >= 1, in which column k lists the odd numbers interleaved with k-1 zeros, and the first element of column k is in row k(k+1)/2.

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 3, 5, 1, 7, 0, 9, 3, 11, 0, 1, 13, 5, 0, 15, 0, 0, 17, 7, 3, 19, 0, 0, 1, 21, 9, 0, 0, 23, 0, 5, 0, 25, 11, 0, 0, 27, 0, 0, 3, 29, 13, 7, 0, 1, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0, 33, 15, 0, 0, 0, 35, 0, 9, 5, 0, 37, 17, 0, 0, 0, 39, 0, 0, 0, 3, 41, 19, 11, 0, 0, 1, 43, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 45, 21, 0, 0, 0, 0, 47, 0, 13, 0, 0, 0

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Feb 02 2013

Gives an identity for sigma(n): alternating sum of row n equals the sum of divisors of n. For proof see Max Alekseyev link.
Row n has length A003056(n) hence column k starts in row A000217(k).
The number of positive terms in row n is A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n.
If n = 2^j then the only positive integer in row n is T(n,1) = 2^(j+1) - 1.
If n is an odd prime then the only two positive integers in row n are T(n,1) = 2n - 1 and T(n,2) = n - 2.
If T(n,k) = 3 then T(n+1,k+1) = 1, the first element of the column k+1.
The partial sums of column k give the column k of A236104.
The connection with the symmetric representation of sigma is as follows: A236104 --> A235791 --> A237591 --> A237593 --> A239660 --> A237270.
Alternating sum of row n equals the number of units cubes that protrude from the n-th level of the stepped pyramid described in A245092. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 28 2015
Conjecture: T(n,k) is the difference between the square of the total number of partitions of all positive integers <= n into exactly k consecutive parts, and the square of the total number of partitions of all positive integers < n into exactly k consecutive parts. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 14 2018
From Omar E. Pol, Nov 24 2020: (Start)
T(n,k) is also the number of steps in the first n levels of the k-th double-staircase that has at least one step in the n-th level of the "Double- staircases" diagram, otherwise T(n,k) = 0, (see the Example section).
For the connection with A280851 see also the algorithm of A280850 and the conjecture of A296508. (End)
The number of zeros in the n-th row equals A238005(n). - Omar E. Pol, Sep 11 2021
Apart from the alternating row sums and the sum of divisors function A000203 another connection with Euler's pentagonal theorem is that in the irregular triangle of A238442 the k-th column starts in the row that is the k-th generalized pentagonal number A001318(k) while here the k-th column starts in the row that is the k-th generalized hexagonal number A000217(k). Both A001318 and A000217 are successive members of the same family: the generalized polygonal numbers. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 23 2021
Other triangle with the same row lengths and alternating row sums equals sigma(n) is A252117. - Omar E. Pol, May 03 2022

			Triangle begins:
   1;
   3;
   5,  1;
   7,  0;
   9,  3;
  11,  0,  1;
  13,  5,  0;
  15,  0,  0;
  17,  7,  3;
  19,  0,  0,  1;
  21,  9,  0,  0;
  23,  0,  5,  0;
  25, 11,  0,  0;
  27,  0,  0,  3;
  29, 13,  7,  0,  1;
  31,  0,  0,  0,  0;
  33, 15,  0,  0,  0;
  35,  0,  9,  5,  0;
  37, 17,  0,  0,  0;
  39,  0,  0,  0,  3;
  41, 19, 11,  0,  0,  1;
  43,  0,  0,  7,  0,  0;
  45, 21,  0,  0,  0,  0;
  47,  0, 13,  0,  0,  0;
  49, 23,  0,  0,  5,  0;
  51,  0,  0,  9,  0,  0;
  53, 25, 15,  0,  0,  3;
  55,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  1;
  ...
For n = 15 the divisors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, 15, so the sum of divisors of 15 is 1 + 3 + 5 + 15 = 24. On the other hand, the 15th row of the triangle is 29, 13, 7, 0, 1, so the alternating row sum is 29 - 13 + 7 - 0 + 1 = 24, equaling the sum of divisors of 15.
If n is even then the alternating sum of the n-th row is simpler to evaluate than the sum of divisors of n. For example the sum of divisors of 24 is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 24 = 60, and the alternating sum of the 24th row of triangle is 47 - 0 + 13 - 0 + 0 - 0 = 60.
From _Omar E. Pol_, Nov 24 2020: (Start)
For an illustration of the rows of triangle consider the infinite "double-staircases" diagram defined in A335616 (see also the theorem there).
For n = 15 the diagram with first 15 levels looks like this:
.
Level                         "Double-staircases" diagram
.                                          _
1                                        _|1|_
2                                      _|1 _ 1|_
3                                    _|1  |1|  1|_
4                                  _|1   _| |_   1|_
5                                _|1    |1 _ 1|    1|_
6                              _|1     _| |1| |_     1|_
7                            _|1      |1  | |  1|      1|_
8                          _|1       _|  _| |_  |_       1|_
9                        _|1        |1  |1 _ 1|  1|        1|_
10                     _|1         _|   | |1| |   |_         1|_
11                   _|1          |1   _| | | |_   1|          1|_
12                 _|1           _|   |1  | |  1|   |_           1|_
13               _|1            |1    |  _| |_  |    1|            1|_
14             _|1             _|    _| |1 _ 1| |_    |_             1|_
15            |1              |1    |1  | |1| |  1|    1|              1|
.
The first largest double-staircase has 29 horizontal steps, the second double-staircase has 13 steps, the third double-staircase has 7 steps, and the fifth double-staircases has only one step. Note that the fourth double-staircase does not count because it does not have horizontal steps in the 15th level, so the 15th row of triangle is [29, 13, 7, 0, 1].
For a connection with the "Ziggurat" diagram and the parts and subparts of the symmetric representation of sigma(15) see also A237270. (End)

G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for the first 200 rows, flattened
Max Alekseyev, Proof of the alternating sum property of A196020, SeqFan Mailing List, Nov 17 2013.
Paul D. Hanna, About an identity for sigma, SeqFan Mailing List, Nov 18 2013.
Index entries for sequences related to sigma(n)

Columns 1-2: A005408, A193356.
Compare with A027750, A238442, A237270, A237273, A252117, A280851, A296508.
Cf. A000203, A000217, A001227, A001318, A003056, A211343, A212119, A228813, A231345, A231347, A235791, A235794, A236104, A236106, A236112, A237048, A237271, A237591, A237593, A238005, A239660, A244050, A245092, A261699, A262626, A286000, A286001, A280850, A335616, A338721.

T_row := proc(n) local T;
T := (n, k) -> if modp(n-k/2, k) = 0 and n >= k*(k+1)/2 then 2*n/k-k else 0 fi;
seq(T(n,k), k=1..floor((sqrt(8*n+1)-1)/2)) end:
seq(print(T_row(n)),n=1..24); # Peter Luschny, Oct 27 2015

T[n_, k_] := If[Mod[n - k*(k+1)/2, k] == 0 ,2*n/k - k, 0]
row[n_] := Floor[(Sqrt[8n+1]-1)/2]
line[n_] := Map[T[n, #]&, Range[row[n]]]
a196020[m_, n_] := Map[line, Range[m, n]]
Flatten[a196020[1,22]] (* data *)
(* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Oct 26 2015 *)
A196020row = Function[n,Table[If[Divisible[Numerator[n-k/2],k] && CoprimeQ[ Denominator[n- k/2], k],2*n/k-k,0],{k,1,Floor[(Sqrt[8 n+1]-1)/2]}]]
Flatten[Table[A196020row[n], {n,1,24}]] (* Peter Luschny, Oct 28 2015 *)

def T(n,k):
    q = (2*n-k)/2
    b = k.divides(q.numerator()) and gcd(k,q.denominator()) == 1
    return 2*n/k - k if b else 0
for n in (1..24): [T(n, k) for k in (1..floor((sqrt(8*n+1)-1)/2))] # Peter Luschny, Oct 28 2015

A000203(n) = Sum_{k=1..A003056(n)} (-1)^(k-1)*T(n,k).
T(n,k) = 2*A211343(n,k) - 1, if A211343(n,k) >= 1 otherwise T(n,k) = 0.
If n==k/2 (mod k) and n>=k(k+1)/2, then T(n,k) = 2*n/k - k; otherwise T(n,k) = 0. - Max Alekseyev, Nov 18 2013
T(n,k) = A236104(n,k) - A236104(n-1,k), assuming that A236104(k*(k+1)/2-1,k) = 0. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 14 2018
T(n,k) = A237048(n,k)*A338721(n,k). - Omar E. Pol, Feb 22 2022

A237271 Number of parts in the symmetric representation of sigma(n).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 4, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 5, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1

Offset: 1

Omar E. Pol, Feb 25 2014

nonn

The diagram of the symmetry of sigma has been via A196020 --> A236104 --> A235791 --> A237591 --> A237593.
For more information see A237270.
a(n) is also the number of terraces at n-th level (starting from the top) of the stepped pyramid described in A245092. - Omar E. Pol, Apr 20 2016
a(n) is also the number of subparts in the first layer of the symmetric representation of sigma(n). For the definion of "subpart" see A279387. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 08 2016
Note that the number of subparts in the symmetric representation of sigma(n) equals A001227(n), the number of odd divisors of n. (See the second example). - Omar E. Pol, Dec 20 2016
From Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Dec 26 2016: (Start)
Using odd prime number 3, observe that the 1's in the 3^k-th row of the irregular triangle of A237048 are at index positions
     3^0 < 2*3^0 < 3^1 < 2*3^1 < ... < 2*3^((k-1)/2) < 3^(k/2) < ...
  the last being 2*3^((k-1)/2) when k is odd and 3^(k/2) when k is even. Since odd and even index positions alternate, each pair (3^i, 2*3^i) specifies one part in the symmetric representation with a center part present when k is even. A straightforward count establishes that the symmetric representation of 3^k, k>=0, has k+1 parts. Since this argument is valid for any odd prime, every positive integer occurs infinitely many times in the sequence. (End)
a(n) = number of runs of consecutive nonzero terms in row n of A262045. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 18 2021
Indices of odd terms give A071562. Indices of even terms give A071561. - Omar E. Pol, Feb 01 2021
a(n) is also the number of prisms in the three-dimensional version of the symmetric representation of k*sigma(n) where k is the height of the prisms, with k >= 1. - Omar E. Pol, Jul 01 2021
With a(1) = 0; a(n) is also the number of parts in the symmetric representation of A001065(n), the sum of aliquot parts of n. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 04 2021
The parity of this sequence is also the characteristic function of numbers that have middle divisors. - Omar E. Pol, Sep 30 2021
a(n) is also the number of polycubes in the 3D-version of the ziggurat of order n described in A347186. - Omar E. Pol, Jun 11 2024
Conjecture 1: a(n) is the number of odd divisors of n except the "e" odd divisors described in A005279. Thus a(n) is the length of the n-th row of A379288. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 21 2024
The conjecture 1 was checked up n = 10000 by Amiram Eldar. - Omar E. Pol, Dec 22 2024
The conjecture 1 is true. For a proof see A379288. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Jan 21 2025
From Omar E. Pol, Jul 31 2025: (Start)
Conjecture 2: a(n) is the number of 2-dense sublists of divisors of n.
We call "2-dense sublists of divisors of n" to the maximal sublists of divisors of n whose terms increase by a factor of at most 2.
In a 2-dense sublist of divisors of n the terms are in increasing order and two adjacent terms are the same two adjacent terms in the list of divisors of n.
Example: for n = 10 the list of divisors of 10 is [1, 2, 5, 10]. There are two 2-dense sublists of divisors of 10, they are [1, 2], [5, 10], so a(10) = 2.
The conjecture 2 is essentially the same as the second conjecture in the Comments of A384149. See also Peter Munn's formula in A237270.
The indices where a(n) = 1 give A174973 (2-dense numbers). See the proof there. (End)
Conjecture 3: a(n) is the number of divisors p of n such that p is greater than twice the adjacent previous divisor of n. The divisors p give the n-th row of A379288. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 02 2025

			Illustration of initial terms (n = 1..12):
---------------------------------------------------------
n   A000203  A237270    a(n)            Diagram
---------------------------------------------------------
.                               _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1       1      1         1     |_| | | | | | | | | | | |
2       3      3         1     |_ _|_| | | | | | | | | |
3       4      2+2       2     |_ _|  _|_| | | | | | | |
4       7      7         1     |_ _ _|    _|_| | | | | |
5       6      3+3       2     |_ _ _|  _|  _ _|_| | | |
6      12      12        1     |_ _ _ _|  _| |  _ _|_| |
7       8      4+4       2     |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_|    _ _|
8      15      15        1     |_ _ _ _ _|  _|     |
9      13      5+3+5     3     |_ _ _ _ _| |      _|
10     18      9+9       2     |_ _ _ _ _ _|  _ _|
11     12      6+6       2     |_ _ _ _ _ _| |
12     28      28        1     |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|
...
For n = 9 the sum of divisors of 9 is 1+3+9 = A000203(9) = 13. On the other hand the 9th set of symmetric regions of the diagram is formed by three regions (or parts) with 5, 3 and 5 cells, so the total number of cells is 5+3+5 = 13, equaling the sum of divisors of 9. There are three parts: [5, 3, 5], so a(9) = 3.
From _Omar E. Pol_, Dec 21 2016: (Start)
Illustration of the diagram of subparts (n = 1..12):
---------------------------------------------------------
n   A000203  A279391  A001227           Diagram
---------------------------------------------------------
.                               _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1       1      1         1     |_| | | | | | | | | | | |
2       3      3         1     |_ _|_| | | | | | | | | |
3       4      2+2       2     |_ _|  _|_| | | | | | | |
4       7      7         1     |_ _ _|  _ _|_| | | | | |
5       6      3+3       2     |_ _ _| |_|  _ _|_| | | |
6      12      11+1      2     |_ _ _ _|  _| |  _ _|_| |
7       8      4+4       2     |_ _ _ _| |_ _|_|  _ _ _|
8      15      15        1     |_ _ _ _ _|  _|  _| |
9      13      5+3+5     3     |_ _ _ _ _| |  _|  _|
10     18      9+9       2     |_ _ _ _ _ _| |_ _|
11     12      6+6       2     |_ _ _ _ _ _| |
12     28      23+5      2     |_ _ _ _ _ _ _|
...
For n = 6 the symmetric representation of sigma(6) has two subparts: [11, 1], so A000203(6) = 12 and A001227(6) = 2.
For n = 12 the symmetric representation of sigma(12) has two subparts: [23, 5], so A000203(12) = 28 and A001227(12) = 2. (End)
From _Hartmut F. W. Hoft_, Dec 26 2016: (Start)
Two examples of the general argument in the Comments section:
Rows 27 in A237048 and A249223 (4 parts)
i:  1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . . 12
27: 1  1 1 0 0 1                           1's in A237048 for odd divisors
    1 27 3     9                           odd divisors represented
27: 1  0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1               blocks forming parts in A249223
Rows 81 in A237048 and A249223 (5 parts)
i:  1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . . 12. . . 16. . . 20. . . 24
81: 1  1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0                          1's in A237048 f.o.d
    1 81 3    27     9                                odd div. represented
81: 1  0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1  blocks fp in A249223
(End)

Amiram Eldar, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000 (terms 1..5000 from Michel Marcus)

Row lengths of A237270 and of A379288.
Column 1 of A279387.
Partial sums give A237590.
Parity gives A347950.
Cf. A000203, A000265, A001065, A001227, A005279, A024916, A060831, A061345, A067742, A071561, A071562, A175254, A196020, A221529, A235791, A236104, A237048, A237591, A237593, A239657, A244050, A244971, A245092, A249223, A250068, A261699, A262045, A262612, A262626, A274824, A279387, A279693, A319073, A340583, A340846, A342344, A347186, A379288.
Cf. A027750, A174973 (2-dense numbers), A239663, A240062, A243982, A379379, A380580, A384149, A384222, A384225, A384226, A384230, A384930.

a237271[n_] := Length[a237270[n]] (* code defined in A237270 *)
Map[a237271, Range[90]] (* data *)
(* Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Jun 23 2014 *)
a[n_] := Module[{d = Partition[Divisors[n], 2, 1]}, 1 + Count[d, ?(OddQ[#[[2]]] && #[[2]] >= 2*#[[1]] &)]]; Array[a, 100] (* _Amiram Eldar,  Dec 22 2024 *)

fill(vcells, hga, hgb) = {ic = 1; for (i=1, #hgb, if (hga[i] < hgb[i], for (j=hga[i], hgb[i]-1, cell = vector(4); cell[1] = i - 1; cell[2] = j; vcells[ic] = cell; ic ++;););); vcells;}
findfree(vcells) = {for (i=1, #vcells, vcelli = vcells[i]; if ((vcelli[3] == 0) && (vcelli[4] == 0), return (i));); return (0);}
findxy(vcells, x, y) = {for (i=1, #vcells, vcelli = vcells[i]; if ((vcelli[1]==x) && (vcelli[2]==y) && (vcelli[3] == 0) && (vcelli[4] == 0), return (i));); return (0);}
findtodo(vcells, iz) = {for (i=1, #vcells, vcelli = vcells[i]; if ((vcelli[3] == iz) && (vcelli[4] == 0), return (i)); ); return (0);}
zcount(vcells) = {nbz = 0; for (i=1, #vcells, nbz = max(nbz, vcells[i][3]);); nbz;}
docell(vcells, ic, iz) = {x = vcells[ic][1]; y = vcells[ic][2]; if (icdo = findxy(vcells, x-1, y), vcells[icdo][3] = iz); if (icdo = findxy(vcells, x+1, y), vcells[icdo][3] = iz); if (icdo = findxy(vcells, x, y-1), vcells[icdo][3] = iz); if (icdo = findxy(vcells, x, y+1), vcells[icdo][3] = iz); vcells[ic][4] = 1; vcells;}
docells(vcells, ic, iz) = {vcells[ic][3] = iz; while (ic, vcells = docell(vcells, ic, iz); ic = findtodo(vcells, iz);); vcells;}
nbzb(n, hga, hgb) = {vcells = vector(sigma(n)); vcells = fill(vcells, hga, hgb); iz = 1; while (ic = findfree(vcells), vcells = docells(vcells, ic, iz); iz++;); zcount(vcells);}
lista(nn) = {hga = concat(heights(row237593(0), 0), 0); for (n=1, nn, hgb = heights(row237593(n), n); nbz = nbzb(n, hga, hgb); print1(nbz, ", "); hga = concat(hgb, 0););} \\ with heights() also defined in A237593; \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 28 2014

from sympy import divisors
def a(n: int) -> int:
    divs = list(divisors(n))
    d = [divs[i:i+2] for i in range(len(divs) - 1)]
    s = sum(1 for pair in d if len(pair) == 2 and pair[1] % 2 == 1 and pair[1] >= 2 * pair[0])
    return s + 1
print([a(n) for n in range(1, 80)])  # Peter Luschny, Aug 05 2025

a(n) = A001227(n) - A239657(n). - Omar E. Pol, Mar 23 2014
a(p^k) = k + 1, where p is an odd prime and k >= 0. - Hartmut F. W. Hoft, Dec 26 2016
Theorem: a(n) <= number of odd divisors of n (cf. A001227). The differences are in A239657. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 19 2021
a(n) = A340846(n) - A340833(n) + 1 (Euler's formula). - Omar E. Pol, Feb 01 2021
a(n) = A000005(n) - A243982(n). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 02 2025

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