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List of integer sequences

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This is a list of notable integer sequences with links to their entries in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.

General

NameFirst elementsShort descriptionOEIS
Kolakoski sequence1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, ...The nth term describes the length of the nth run
Euler's totient function φ(n)1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 4, ...φ(n) is the number of positive integers not greater than n that are coprime with n.
Lucas numbers L(n)2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76, ...for n ≥ 2, with and .
Prime numbers *p*n2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, ...The prime numbers *p*n, with n ≥ 1. A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers.
Partition numbers
*P*n1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 22, 30, 42, ...The partition numbers, number of additive breakdowns of n.
Fibonacci numbers F(n)0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...for n ≥ 2, with and .
Sylvester's sequence2, 3, 7, 43, 1807, 3263443, 10650056950807, 113423713055421844361000443, ...n ≥ 1}}, with .
Tribonacci numbers0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24, 44, 81, ...for n ≥ 3, with .
Powers of 21, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, ...Powers of 2: 2n for n ≥ 0
Polyominoes1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 12, 35, 108, 369, ...The number of free polyominoes with n cells.
Catalan numbers *C*n1, 1, 2, 5, 14, 42, 132, 429, 1430, 4862, ...C_n = \frac{1}{n+1}{2n\choose n} = \frac{(2n)!}{(n+1)!\,n!} = \prod\limits_{k=2}^{n}\frac{n+k}{k},\quad n \ge 0.
Bell numbers *B*n1, 1, 2, 5, 15, 52, 203, 877, 4140, 21147, ...*B*n is the number of partitions of a set with n elements.
Euler zigzag numbers *E*n1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 16, 61, 272, 1385, 7936, ...*E*n is the number of linear extensions of the "zig-zag" poset.
Lazy caterer's sequence1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, 37, 46, ...The maximal number of pieces formed when slicing a pancake with n cuts.
Pell numbers *P*n0, 1, 2, 5, 12, 29, 70, 169, 408, 985, ...for n ≥ 2, with .
Factorials n!1, 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, 720, 5040, 40320, 362880, ...n ≥ 1}}, with (empty product).
Derangements1, 0, 1, 2, 9, 44, 265, 1854, 14833, 133496, 1334961, 14684570, 176214841, ...Number of permutations of n elements with no fixed points.
Divisor function σ(n)1, 3, 4, 7, 6, 12, 8, 15, 13, 18, 12, 28, ...is the sum of divisors of a positive integer n.
Fermat numbers *F*n3, 5, 17, 257, 65537, 4294967297, 18446744073709551617, 340282366920938463463374607431768211457, ...for n ≥ 0.
Polytrees1, 1, 3, 8, 27, 91, 350, 1376, 5743, 24635, 108968, ...Number of oriented trees with n nodes.
Perfect numbers6, 28, 496, 8128, 33550336, 8589869056, 137438691328, 2305843008139952128, ...n is equal to the sum of the proper divisors of n.
Ramanujan tau function1, −24, 252, −1472, 4830, −6048, −16744, 84480, −113643, ...Values of the Ramanujan tau function, τ(n) at n = 1, 2, 3, ...
Landau's function1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 12, 15, 20, ...The largest order of permutation of n elements.
Narayana's cows1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 19, ...The number of cows each year if each cow has one cow a year beginning its fourth year.
Padovan sequence1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, ...for n ≥ 3, with .
Euclid–Mullin sequence2, 3, 7, 43, 13, 53, 5, 6221671, 38709183810571, 139, ...is smallest prime factor of a(1) a(2) ⋯ a(n) + 1.
Lucky numbers1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 31, 33, ...A natural number in a set that is filtered by a sieve.
Prime powers2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, ...Positive integer powers of prime numbers
Central binomial coefficients1, 2, 6, 20, 70, 252, 924, ...{2n \choose n} = \frac{(2n)!}{(n!)^2}\text{ for all }n \geq 0, numbers in the center of even rows of Pascal's triangle
Motzkin numbers1, 1, 2, 4, 9, 21, 51, 127, 323, 835, ...The number of ways of drawing any number of nonintersecting chords joining n (labeled) points on a circle.
Jordan–Pólya numbers1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64, ...Numbers that are the product of factorials.
Jacobsthal numbers0, 1, 1, 3, 5, 11, 21, 43, 85, 171, 341, ...for n ≥ 2, with .
Sum of proper divisors s(n)0, 1, 1, 3, 1, 6, 1, 7, 4, 8, ...is the sum of the proper divisors of the positive integer n.
Wedderburn–Etherington numbers0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 23, 46, ...The number of binary rooted trees (every node has out-degree 0 or 2) with n endpoints (and 2n − 1 nodes in all).
Gould's sequence1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 8, 2, 4, 4, 8, 4, 8, 8, ...Number of odd entries in row n of Pascal's triangle.
Semiprimes4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 21, 22, 25, 26, ...Products of two primes, not necessarily distinct.
Golomb sequence1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, ...a(n) is the number of times n occurs, starting with .
Perrin numbers *P*n3, 0, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 10, 12, ...for n ≥ 3, with .
Sorting number0, 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, ...Used in the analysis of comparison sorts.
Cullen numbers *C*n1, 3, 9, 25, 65, 161, 385, 897, 2049, 4609, 10241, 22529, 49153, 106497, ..., with n ≥ 0.
Primorials *p*n#1, 2, 6, 30, 210, 2310, 30030, 510510, 9699690, 223092870, ...*p*n#, the product of the first n primes.
Highly composite numbers1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 120, ...A positive integer with more divisors than any smaller positive integer.
Superior highly composite numbers2, 6, 12, 60, 120, 360, 2520, 5040, 55440, 720720, ...A positive integer n for which there is an e 0 such that ≥ for all k 1.
Pronic numbers0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, ..., with n ≥ 0 where t(n) are the triangular numbers.
Markov numbers1, 2, 5, 13, 29, 34, 89, 169, 194, ...Positive integer solutions of .
Composite numbers4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, ...The numbers n of the form xy for x 1 and y 1.
Ulam number1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, ...for n 2, a(n) is least number a(n − 1) which is a unique sum of two distinct earlier terms; semiperfect.
Prime knots0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7, 21, 49, 165, 552, 2176, 9988, ...The number of prime knots with n crossings.
Carmichael numbers561, 1105, 1729, 2465, 2821, 6601, 8911, 10585, 15841, 29341, ...Composite numbers n such that *a*n − 1 ≡ 1 (mod n) if a is coprime with n.
Woodall numbers1, 7, 23, 63, 159, 383, 895, 2047, 4607, ...n⋅2n − 1, with n ≥ 1.
Arithmetic numbers1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, ...An integer for which the average of its positive divisors is also an integer.
Colossally abundant numbers2, 6, 12, 60, 120, 360, 2520, 5040, 55440, 720720, ...A number n is colossally abundant if there is an ε 0 such that for all k 1,
Alcuin's sequence0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 7, 5, 8, 7, 10, 8, 12, 10, 14, ...Number of triangles with integer sides and perimeter n.
Deficient numbers1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, ...Positive integers n such that {{mathσ(n)
Abundant numbers12, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 42, 48, 54, ...Positive integers n such that σ(n) 2n.
Untouchable numbers2, 5, 52, 88, 96, 120, 124, 146, 162, 188, ...Cannot be expressed as the sum of all the proper divisors of any positive integer.
Recamán's sequence0, 1, 3, 6, 2, 7, 13, 20, 12, 21, 11, 22, 10, 23, 9, 24, 8, 25, 43, 62, ..."subtract if possible, otherwise add": a(0) = 0; for n 0, a(n) = a(n − 1) − n if that number is positive and not already in the sequence, otherwise a(n) = a(n − 1) + n, whether or not that number is already in the sequence.
Look-and-say sequence1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, 13112221, 1113213211, 31131211131221, 13211311123113112211, ...A = 'frequency' followed by 'digit'-indication.
Practical numbers1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, ...All smaller positive integers can be represented as sums of distinct factors of the number.
Alternating factorial1, 1, 5, 19, 101, 619, 4421, 35899, 326981, 3301819, 36614981, 442386619, 5784634181, 81393657019, ...\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} (-1)^k (n-k)!
Fortunate numbers3, 5, 7, 13, 23, 17, 19, 23, 37, 61, ...The smallest integer m 1 such that *pn# + m is a prime number, where the primorial pn# is the product of the first n* prime numbers.
Semiperfect numbers6, 12, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, 36, 40, 42, ...A natural number n that is equal to the sum of all or some of its proper divisors.
Magic constants15, 34, 65, 111, 175, 260, 369, 505, 671, 870, 1105, 1379, 1695, 2056, ...Sum of numbers in any row, column, or diagonal of a magic square of order n ≥ 3.
Weird numbers70, 836, 4030, 5830, 7192, 7912, 9272, 10430, 10570, 10792, ...A natural number that is abundant but not semiperfect.
Farey sequence numerators0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, ...
Farey sequence denominators1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 1, ...
Euclid numbers2, 3, 7, 31, 211, 2311, 30031, 510511, 9699691, 223092871, ...*p*n# + 1, i.e. 1 + product of first n consecutive primes.
Kaprekar numbers1, 9, 45, 55, 99, 297, 703, 999, 2223, 2728, ..., where 0 n and .
Sphenic numbers30, 42, 66, 70, 78, 102, 105, 110, 114, 130, ...Products of 3 distinct primes.
Giuga numbers30, 858, 1722, 66198, 2214408306, ...Composite numbers so that for each of its distinct prime factors *p*i we have p_i^2 \,\, (n - p_i).
Radical of an integer1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7, 2, 3, 10, ...The radical of a positive integer n is the product of the distinct prime numbers dividing n.
Thue–Morse sequence0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, ...
Regular paperfolding sequence1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, ...At each stage an alternating sequence of 1s and 0s is inserted between the terms of the previous sequence.
Blum integers21, 33, 57, 69, 77, 93, 129, 133, 141, 161, 177, ...Numbers of the form pq where p and q are distinct primes congruent to 3 (mod 4).
Magic numbers2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, ...A number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus.
Superperfect numbers2, 4, 16, 64, 4096, 65536, 262144, 1073741824, 1152921504606846976, 309485009821345068724781056, ...Positive integers n for which
Bernoulli numbers *B*n1, −1, 1, 0, −1, 0, 1, 0, −1, 0, 5, 0, −691, 0, 7, 0, −3617, 0, 43867, 0, ...
Hyperperfect numbers6, 21, 28, 301, 325, 496, 697, ...k-hyperperfect numbers, i.e. n for which the equality holds.
Achilles numbers72, 108, 200, 288, 392, 432, 500, 648, 675, 800, ...Positive integers which are powerful but imperfect.
Primary pseudoperfect numbers2, 6, 42, 1806, 47058, 2214502422, 52495396602, ...Satisfies a certain Egyptian fraction.
Erdős–Woods numbers16, 22, 34, 36, 46, 56, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 86, 88, ...The length of an interval of consecutive integers with property that every element has a factor in common with one of the endpoints.
Sierpinski numbers78557, 271129, 271577, 322523, 327739, 482719, 575041, 603713, 903983, 934909, ...Odd k for which { k⋅2n + 1 : n ∈ \mathbb{N} } consists only of composite numbers.
Riesel numbers509203, 762701, 777149, 790841, 992077, ...Odd k for which { k⋅2n − 1 : n ∈ \mathbb{N} } consists only of composite numbers.
Baum–Sweet sequence1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, ...if the binary representation of n contains no block of consecutive zeros of odd length; otherwise .
Gijswijt's sequence1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, ...The nth term counts the maximal number of repeated blocks at the end of the subsequence from 1 to n−1
Carol numbers−1, 7, 47, 223, 959, 3967, 16127, 65023, 261119, 1046527, ...a(n) = (2^n - 1)^2 - 2.
Juggler sequence0, 1, 1, 5, 2, 11, 2, 18, 2, 27, ...If n ≡ 0 (mod 2) then ⌊⌋ else ⌊n3/2⌋.
Highly totient numbers1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 144, 240, ...Each number k on this list has more solutions to the equation than any preceding k.
Euler numbers1, 0, −1, 0, 5, 0, −61, 0, 1385, 0, ...\frac{1}{\cosh t} = \frac{2}{e^{t} + e^ {-t} } = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{E_n}{n!} \cdot t^n.
Polite numbers3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, ...A positive integer that can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers.
Erdős–Nicolas numbers24, 2016, 8190, 42336, 45864, 392448, 714240, 1571328, ...A number n such that there exists another number m and \sum_{d \mid n,\ d \leq m}\!d = n.
Solution to Stepping Stone Puzzle1, 16, 28, 38, 49, 60, ...The maximal value a(n) of the stepping stone puzzle

Figurate numbers

Main article: Figurate number

NameFirst elementsShort descriptionOEIS
Natural numbers1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ...The natural numbers (positive integers) n ∈ \mathbb{N}.
Triangular numbers t(n)0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, ...for n ≥ 1, with (empty sum).
Square numbers n20, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, ...
Tetrahedral numbers T(n)0, 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120, 165, ...T(n) is the sum of the first n triangular numbers, with (empty sum).
Square pyramidal numbers0, 1, 5, 14, 30, 55, 91, 140, 204, 285, ...: The number of stacked spheres in a pyramid with a square base.
Cube numbers n30, 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512, 729, ...
Fifth powers0, 1, 32, 243, 1024, 3125, 7776, 16807, 32768, 59049, 100000, ...
Star numbers1, 13, 37, 73, 121, 181, 253, 337, 433, 541, 661, 793, 937, ...Sn = 6n(n − 1) + 1.
Stella octangula numbers0, 1, 14, 51, 124, 245, 426, 679, 1016, 1449, 1990, 2651, 3444, 4381, ...Stella octangula numbers: n(2*n*2 − 1), with n ≥ 0.

Types of primes

Main article: List of prime numbers

NameFirst elementsShort descriptionOEIS
Mersenne prime exponents2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 31, 61, 89, ...Primes p such that 2p − 1 is prime.
Mersenne primes3, 7, 31, 127, 8191, 131071, 524287, 2147483647, 2305843009213693951, 618970019642690137449562111, ...2p − 1 is prime, where p is a prime.
Wagstaff primes3, 11, 43, 683, 2731, 43691, ...A prime number p of the form p={{2^q+1}\over 3} where q is an odd prime.
Wieferich primes1093, 3511Primes p satisfying 2p−1 ≡ 1 (mod p2).
Sophie Germain primes2, 3, 5, 11, 23, 29, 41, 53, 83, 89, ...A prime number p such that 2p + 1 is also prime.
Wilson primes5, 13, 563Primes p satisfying (p−1)! ≡ −1 (mod p2).
Happy numbers1, 7, 10, 13, 19, 23, 28, 31, 32, 44, ...The numbers whose trajectory under iteration of sum of squares of digits map includes 1.
Factorial primes2, 3, 5, 7, 23, 719, 5039, 39916801, ...A prime number that is one less or one more than a factorial (all factorials 1 are even).
Wolstenholme primes16843, 2124679Primes p satisfying {2p-1 \choose p-1} \equiv 1 \pmod{p^4}.
Ramanujan primes2, 11, 17, 29, 41, 47, 59, 67, ...The nth Ramanujan prime is the least integer *Rn for which π(x) − π(x/2) ≥ n, for all xRn*.

Base-dependent

Main article: Base-dependent integer sequences

NameFirst elementsShort descriptionOEIS
Aronson's sequence1, 4, 11, 16, 24, 29, 33, 35, 39, 45, ..."t" is the first, fourth, eleventh, ... letter in this sentence, not counting spaces or commas.
Palindromic numbers0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 101, 111, 121, ...A number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.
Permutable primes2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 31, 37, 71, ...The numbers for which every permutation of digits is a prime.
Harshad numbers in base 101, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, ...A Harshad number in base 10 is an integer that is divisible by the sum of its digits (when written in base 10).
Factorions1, 2, 145, 40585, ...A natural number that equals the sum of the factorials of its decimal digits.
Circular primes2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 37, 79, 113, ...The numbers which remain prime under cyclic shifts of digits.
Home prime1, 2, 3, 211, 5, 23, 7, 3331113965338635107, 311, 773, ...For n ≥ 2, a(n) is the prime that is finally reached when you start with n, concatenate its prime factors (A037276) and repeat until a prime is reached; if no prime is ever reached.
Undulating numbers101, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 202, ...A number that has the digit form ababab.
Equidigital numbers1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 53, 59, 61, 64, ...A number that has the same number of digits as the number of digits in its prime factorization, including exponents but excluding exponents equal to 1.
Extravagant numbers4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, ...A number that has fewer digits than the number of digits in its prime factorization (including exponents).
Pandigital numbers1023456789, 1023456798, 1023456879, 1023456897, 1023456978, 1023456987, 1023457689, 1023457698, 1023457869, 1023457896, ...Numbers containing the digits 0–9 such that each digit appears exactly once.

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