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A140973
Numbers k such that arithmetic mean of squares of the first k tribonacci numbers is an integer.
2
1, 2, 8, 15, 16, 18, 22, 32, 47, 48, 53, 58, 64, 70, 77, 78, 80, 94, 95, 96, 103, 106, 128, 138, 163, 199, 206, 256, 257, 266, 269, 311, 326, 330, 352, 358, 385, 397, 398, 401, 419, 421, 499, 512, 514, 538, 587, 599, 617, 622, 640, 672, 683, 757, 768, 770, 773
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Can the arithmetic mean of the tribonacci numbers (T(0)+...+T(k-1)) / k be an integer?
The arithmetic means are integers for the first 1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 103, 106, ... (A141579) tribonacci numbers. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 04 2008
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FORMULA
Numbers k such that (T(0)^2+ T(1)^2+ ... + T(k-1)^2) / k is an integer, where T(i) = i-th tribonacci number.
MATHEMATICA
With[{m = 1000}, Position[Accumulate[LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, 1}, {0, 0, 1}, m]^2] / Range[m], _?IntegerQ] // Flatten] (* Amiram Eldar, Jul 04 2025 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A107239. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 04 2008
Sequence in context: A059449 A394327 A272930 * A065907 A031272 A277139
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Ctibor O. Zizka, Jul 27 2008
EXTENSIONS
a(1)-a(2) inserted and a(32) onwards added by R. J. Mathar, Aug 04 2008
STATUS
approved