[seqfan] Re: Factorials And Their Divisors

[Robert G. Wilson, v]

Leroy,

     I can not answer your question, but I can extend your sequence out 
to 250 terms.

Sequentially yours, Bob.

%S A156832 
1,1,1,3,24,90,720,2520,10080,120960,604800,5913600,79833600,691891200,
%T A156832 
15567552000,65383718400,1307674368000,11115232128000,66691392768000,
%U A156832 
1187940433680000,79829597143296000,3568256278659072000,80285766269829120000
%N A156832 a(n) = the largest divisor of n! such that (sum{k=1 to n} 
a(k)) is a divisor of n!.
%C A156832 Is this sequence finite; or is there always a divisor of n! 
where the sum of the first n terms of the sequence divides n!, for every 
positive integer n? %C A156832 n!/a(n) for n=1: 1, 2, 6, 8, 5, 8, 7, 16, 
36, 30, 66, 81, 78, 126, 84, 320, 272, 576, 1824, 2048, 640, 315, 322, 
231, 525, 195, 648, 256, 261, 216, 217, 336, 330, 680, ..., . - Robert 
G. Wilson v, Feb 16 2009.
%e A156832 For n = 5 we check the divisors of 5!=120, from the largest 
downward: a(1)+a(2)+a(3)+a(4) + 120 = 126, which is not a divisor of 
120. 1+1+1+3 + 60 = 66, which is not a divisor of 120. 1+1+1+3 + 40 = 
46, which is not a divisor of 120. 1+1+1+3 + 30 = 36, which is not a 
divisor of 120. But 1+1+1+3 + 24 = 30, which is a divisor of 120. So, 
a(5) = 24 = the largest divisor of 5! such that a(1)+a(2)+a(3)+a(4)+a(5) 
also divides 5!.
%H A156832 Robert G. Wilson, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..150 <b156832.txt>.
%t A156832 f[n_] := f[n] = Block[{d = 1, s = Sum[ f at i, {i, n - 1}]}, 
While[ Mod[n!, d] > 0 || Mod[n!, n!/d + s] > 0, d++ ]; n!/d]; Array[f, 
23] (Robert G. Wilson, v Feb 16 2009).
%K A156832 nonn
%O A156832 1,4 %A A156832 Leroy Quet, Feb 16 2009.
%E A156832 a(8)-a(250) More terms from Robert G. Wilson v 
(rgwv at rgwv.com), Feb 16 2009.

Leroy Quet wrote:

>Sorry for the faux pas. I meant to submit this with a title. (And I might be more offensive to some by re-sending this.)
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>I just submitted this sequence, an old sequence I just now got around to submitting:
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>%S A156832 1,1,1,3,24,90,720
>%N A156832 a(n) = the largest divisor of n! such that (sum{k=1 to n} a(k)) is a divisor of n!. 
>%C A156832 Is this sequence finite; or is there always a divisor of n! where the sum of the first n terms of the sequence divides n!, for every positive integer n? 
>%e A156832 For n = 5 we check the divisors of 5!=120, from the largest downward: a(1)+a(2)+a(3)+a(4) + 120 = 126, which is not a divisor of 120. 1+1+1+3 + 60 = 66, which is not a divisor of 120. 1+1+1+3 + 40 = 46, which is not a divisor of 120. 1+1+1+3 + 30 = 36, which is not a divisor of 120. But 1+1+1+3 + 24 = 30, which is a divisor of 120. So, a(5) = 24 = the largest divisor of 5! such that a(1)+a(2)+a(3)+a(4)+a(5) also divides 5!. 
>%K A156832 more,nonn
>%O A156832 1,4
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>The question in the comment line is the issue here.
>Is this sequence finite; or is there always a divisor of n! where the sum of the first n terms of the sequence divides n!, for every positive integer n?
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>Thanks,
>Leroy Quet
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