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The Grundy sequence is a shifted A055396

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For n greater than 1, the game value is one below the index of the least prime divisor.

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Recorded scope: the full Grundy sequence of the unequal coprime splitting game

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Originating problem: Smallest-prime-factor formula for a coprime splitting game

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The Grundy sequence is a shifted A055396
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OEIS A055396 defines \(a(1)=0\) and, for \(n>1\), \(a(n)=\pi(P(n))\), where \(P(n)\) is the least prime divisor. The theorem in this entry gives \[ g(1)=0,\qquad g(n)=a(n)-1\quad(n>1). \] The initial Grundy values are \[ 0,0,1,0,2,0,3,0,1,0,4,0,5,0,1,0,6,0,7,0,1,0,8,0,2,0,1,0,9,0. \] Iannucci and Larsson prove in their Theorem 5 that A055396 itself is the Grundy sequence of the totative game, which moves a single integer to a smaller coprime residue. The splitting game here replaces a heap by a disjunctive sum, so its recurrence is different even though the same least-prime obstruction controls the mex.

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Verification source: oeis.org ↗, OEIS A055396, definition, comments, and link to Iannucci-Larsson; accessed 2026-07-24

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