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A076657 a(n)=(1/24) * binom(2n,n)(16^n-binom(2n,n)^2). Right side of identity involving series A005148. +0
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0, 1, 55, 3080, 176855, 10343256, 613052440, 36701926976, 2214353424855, 134425330290680, 8201448540559560, 502460159228920256, 30890758976011469080, 1904794982716556862400, 117756015163729064222400 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENT

The members of the sequence have exceptionally many small prime factors.

REFERENCES

D. Shanks, Solved and unsolved problems in number theory, Chelsea NY, 1985, pp. 256-257 (F. Beukers, Letter to D. Shanks, Mar. 13, 1984).

FORMULA

a(n) = (1/24) * binom(2n, n)(16^n-binom(2n, n)^2) = sum_i^n binom(2n-2i, n-i)^3 A005148(n) (Shanks and Beukers)

MATHEMATICA

a[n_] := (Binomial[2n, n]*(16^n-Binomial[2n, n]^2))/24

PROGRAM

(PARI) a(n)=if(n<0, 0, (binomial(2*n, n)*(16^n-binomial(2*n, n)^2))/24)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A005148.

Sequence in context: A131557 A119166 A027548 this_sequence A095659 A081993 A060077

Adjacent sequences: A076654 A076655 A076656 this_sequence A076658 A076659 A076660

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Ralf Stephan (ralf(AT)ark.in-berlin.de), Oct 24 2002

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