Problem 58498. Compute the Sisyphus sequence
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For the case flag=false, what does "next largest prime" mean? I don't understand how you get 1, 3, 8, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 8, 4, 2, 1, 12, 6, 3, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1….
I changed it to "next largest unused prime". That is, once you use a prime, delete it from the list. Start at 1, which is odd. The NLUP is 2, so the next term is 3. Then the NLUP is 5, so the next term is 8. Then 4, 2, 1. Then the NLUP is 3. Then 4, 2, 1. Then NLUP = 7, etc. Does that help?
I see now--because a(2)=3 you add p=5 instead of p=3, and then go back and use p=3 the next time. It seems like this is the only time this happens--from then on the next largest unused prime is always the next prime.
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