OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
This sequence is strictly increasing since if a(n) is attained by the sum of digits of k, then the final digit of k is 3 and (k - (k mod 3))*4/3 + 3 is the same digits with a new second-least significant 1, 2 or 3 inserted, and so a(n+1) >= a(n) + 1.
LINKS
Kevin Ryde, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..207
Kevin Ryde, Mean Digit Plot (and LaTeX source).
EXAMPLE
For n=9, the numbers with 9 digits in base 4/3 are 60 to 79 and among them the maximum sum of digits is A244041(75) = 19 (those digits being 321023323), and so a(9) = 19.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Kevin Ryde, Jun 20 2023
STATUS
approved