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A136112
Indices of pentagonal numbers > 0 which are not the difference of two larger pentagonal numbers.
12
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 18, 23, 24, 27, 51, 54, 71, 72, 81, 96, 99, 123, 128, 135, 162, 216, 239, 243, 263, 288, 303, 311, 359, 384, 423, 459, 479, 486, 519, 591, 599, 639, 648, 683, 699, 729, 743, 783, 863, 864, 879, 891, 911, 1031, 1103, 1151, 1215, 1431
OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
A number m is in this sequence iff A136114(m) = 0 iff A136115(m) = 0
EXAMPLE
a(1..3)=1,2,3 since P(1),P(2),P(3) cannot be written as difference of 2 other pentagonal numbers.
P(4)=22=P(8)-P(7), therefore 4 is not in this sequence.
PROG
(PARI) P(n)=n*(3*n-1)>>1
isPent(t)=P(sqrtint((t<<1)\3)+1)==t
for( i=1, 999, for( j=i+1, (P(i)-1)\3, isPent(P(i)+P(j))&next(2)); print1(i", "))
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, Dec 15 2007
EXTENSIONS
Definition corrected, thanks to a remark from R. J. Mathar, Feb 01 2008
More terms from Donovan Johnson, Apr 22 2008
STATUS
approved