OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Smallest k such that n*(n+1)*k is a perfect square.
k = p*q*r... is a squarefree number where p,q,r are those prime factors of n(n+1) which have odd index.
LINKS
Harvey P. Dale, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..500
John M. Campbell, An Integral Representation of Kekulé Numbers, and Double Integrals Related to Smarandache Sequences, arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.3399 [math.GM], 2011.
FORMULA
a(n) = A007913(n*(n+1)). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 02 2011
MAPLE
MATHEMATICA
sk[n_]:=Module[{k=1}, While[!IntegerQ[Sqrt[n*k]], k++]; k]; sk/@Table[n(n+1), {n, 60}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 28 2013 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=core(n*(n+1))
(Python)
from sympy.ntheory.factor_ import core
def A083481(n): return core(n*(n+1)) # Chai Wah Wu, Mar 20 2023
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy and Meenakshi Srikanth (menakan_s(AT)yahoo.com), May 03 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Benoit Cloitre, May 04 2003
STATUS
approved