Timeline for Does $\frac{\mbox{lcm}(1,2,\dots,n+1)}{\mbox{lcm}(1,2,\dots,n)}\to\infty$?
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| Oct 28, 2010 at 22:59 | comment | added | Nick S | There exists a "simple" formula for the seuence: $$ \frac{{\rm lcm} (1,2,3,.., n+1)}{\rm lcm} (1,2,3,.., n)}$$ is $p$ if (n+1)= p^ \alpha$ for some prime $p$ and $1$ otherwise. | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 19:46 | answer | added | Michael Lugo | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 17:20 | vote | accept | Abdulaziz | ||
| Aug 6, 2010 at 16:41 | answer | added | Daniel Krenn | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 16:00 | comment | added | Qiaochu Yuan | Well, it's equal to 1 infinitely often, so... | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 16:00 | comment | added | damiano | Have you tried $n+1=2p$, where $p$ is a prime? | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 15:55 | history | asked | Abdulaziz | CC BY-SA 2.5 |