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A083823

a(1) = 15; then numbers obtained at every stage of division by 3 in the following process: multiply by 3, reverse the digits, divide by 3, reverse the digits, multiply by 3, reverse the digit, divide by 3.

15, 18, 114, 1107, 11004, 110007, 1100004, 11000007, 110000004, 1100000007, 11000000004, 110000000007, 1100000000004, 11000000000007, 110000000000004, 1100000000000007, 11000000000000004, 110000000000000007, 1100000000000000004, 11000000000000000007

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

1. 15 is the smallest number which does not follow a cyclic pattern or terminates at k < 10. 2. A pattern is visible. For 12 one gets the cyclic pattern 12->36->63->21->12->36... for 14 one gets 14 ->42->24->8->8... Subsidiary sequences that could be considered: (1) Sequence of numbers which show cyclic pattern. (2) Sequence of numbers which terminate at k,k <10. (3) Numbers which gare not members of (1) and (2).

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..20.

EXAMPLE

*15->45->54->*18->81->243->342->*114->411->1233->3321->*1107->7011->21033->33012->*11004->

Numbers marked with * are members.

CROSSREFS

Cf. A083822, A083824, A083825.

Sequence in context: A290015 A354818 A274979 * A222682 A220787 A167322

Adjacent sequences: A083820 A083821 A083822 * A083824 A083825 A083826

KEYWORD

base,easy,nonn

AUTHOR

Amarnath Murthy and Meenakshi Srikanth (menakan_s(AT)yahoo.com), May 08 2003

STATUS

approved