Abstract
Let (An)n≥1 be the sequence of Apéry numbers with a general term given by. In this paper, we prove that both the inequalities ω(An) > c0 log log log n and P(An) > c0 (log n log log n)1/2 hold for a set of positive integers n of asymptotic density 1. Here, ω(m) is the number of distinct prime factors of m, P(m) is the largest prime factor of m and c0 > 0 is an absolute constant. The method applies to more general sequences satisfying both a linear recurrence of order 2 with polynomial coefficients and certain Lucas-type congruences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 545-562 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of the London Mathematical Society |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |