OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Corresponding values of sigma(n - 2) = sigma(n + 2): 72, 144, 144, 504, 360, 1080, 3456, 7560, 4320, 5040, 15120, 11664, .... The first two values not divisible by 72 are for n = 21 and 23, a(n) = 15367 and 17842, sigma = 21120 and 41664. A search up to a(n) = 10^8 did not turn up any sigma not divisible by 24. - Michael B. Porter, Mar 28 2013
LINKS
Donovan Johnson, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
EXAMPLE
sigma(53 - 2) = sigma(53 + 2) = 72, sigma(68 - 2) = sigma(68 + 2) = 144, sigma(117 - 2) = sigma(117 + 2) = 144, sigma(222 - 2) = sigma(222 + 2) = 504, sigma(321 - 2) = sigma(321 + 2) = 360.
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[10000], DivisorSigma[1, # - 2] == DivisorSigma[1, # + 2] &] (* Alonso del Arte, Mar 23 2013 *)
Flatten[Position[Partition[DivisorSigma[1, Range[55000]], 5, 1], _?(#[[1]] == #[[5]]&), {1}, Heads->False]]+2 (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 14 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) is(n)=sigma(n-2)==sigma(n+2) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 17 2014
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Irina Gerasimova, Mar 22 2013
STATUS
approved
