March 2024 - Challenge
This problem was suggested by Latchezar Christov - thanks Latchezar!
Let X_n be the sequence of n natural numbers a_0, a_1,\ldots, a_{n-1} for which three properties are true:The first such sequences are:
X_1 = [1]X_2 = [8,9]
X_3 = [9,
10,
12]
X_4 = [9,
10,
12,
15]
X_5 = [15,
16,
18,
21,
25]
Your Goal: Please find the initial term a_0 of the sequence X_{1000}
A Bonus "*" will be given for finding the initial term a_0 of the sequence X_{2024}
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Challenge:
03/03/2024 @ 10:55 AM EST
Solution:
09/04/2024 @ 12:00 PM EST
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