A390002
Leading digit of 15^n.
Sequence Chart
Data
1,1,2,3,5,7,1,1,2,3,5,8,1,1,2,4,6,9,1,2,3,4,7,1,1,2,3,5,8,1,1,2,4,6,9,1,2,3,4,7,1,1,2,3,5,8,1,1,2,4,6,9,1,2,3,4,7,1,1,2,3,5,8,1,1,2,4,6,9,1,2,3,4,7,1,1,2,3,5,8,1,1,2,4,6,9,1
Formula
a(n) = A000030(A001024(n)).
a(n) = floor(10^frac(n*log_10(15))). - _Mia Boudreau_, Nov 02 2025
Computational Implementations
PYTHON
def a(n): return int(str(15**n)[0])
print([a(n) for n in range(50)]) CODE
a(n) = digits(15^n)[1]; \\ _Michel Marcus_, Oct 22 2025 CODE
int a(int n){return new BigInteger("15").pow(n).toString().charAt(0)-'0'; } // Mia Boudreau, Nov 02 2025 Mathematica
a[n_] := IntegerDigits[15^n][[1]]; Array[a, 100, 0] Cross-References
See also OEIS entries: Cf. A000030, A001024., Cf. A008952, A060956, A111395, A362871, A363093, A363249, A364185.