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A117416 Semiprime nearest to 3^n. In case of a tie, choose the smaller. +0
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4, 4, 9, 26, 82, 247, 731, 2186, 6559, 19679, 59047, 177149, 531439, 1594322, 4782979, 14348905, 43046722, 129140159, 387420493, 1162261465, 3486784399, 10460353201, 31381059597, 94143178823, 282429536489, 847288609441 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENT

See also: A117405 Semiprime nearest to 2^n. A117387 Prime nearest to 2^n.

FORMULA

a(n) = 3^n + A117416(n). a(n) = 3^n + Min{k such that A001358(i) + k = 3^n}.

EXAMPLE

a(0) = 4 because 3^0 + 3 = 4 = A001358(1), and no semiprime is closer to 3^0.

a(1) = 4 because 3^1 + 1 = 4 = A001358(1), and no semiprime is closer to 3^1.

a(2) = 9 because 3^2 + 0 = 9 = 3^2 = A001358(3), no semiprime is closer to 3^2.

a(3) = 26 because 3^3 - 1 = 26 = 2 * 13, no semiprime is closer.

a(4) = 82 because 3^4 + 1 = 82 = 2 * 41, no semiprime is closer.

a(5) = 247 because 3^5 + 4 = 247 = 13 * 19, no semiprime is closer.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000079, A001358, A117387, A117405, A117406, A117416.

Sequence in context: A069549 A118069 A089539 this_sequence A059811 A091016 A120395

Adjacent sequences: A117413 A117414 A117415 this_sequence A117417 A117418 A117419

KEYWORD

easy,nonn,less

AUTHOR

Jonathan Vos Post (jvospost2(AT)yahoo.com), Mar 13 2006

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