OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Positive numbers not of the form floor(2*k^2/3).
FORMULA
a(n) = n+m if n+m>floor(2*(m+1)^2/3) and a(n) = n+m-1 otherwise where m = floor(sqrt(3*(n-1)/2)).
MATHEMATICA
m[n_]:=Floor[Sqrt[3(n-1)/2]]; a[n_]:=If[n+m[n]>Floor[2(m[n]+1)^2/3], n+m[n], n+m[n]-1]; Array[a, 67] (* James C. McMahon, Aug 06 2025 *)
PROG
(Python)
from math import isqrt
def A385683(n): return n+(m:=isqrt(3*(n-1)>>1))-(n+m<=((m+1)**2<<1)//3)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Chai Wah Wu, Aug 04 2025
STATUS
approved
