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The Ulam numbers (or u-numbers) are the sequence

defined by

. For

is the least integer uniquely expressible as the sum of two distinct earlier terms. For example, if

and

, and

;

because

This Demonstration shows the Ulam sequence for

, and

, highlighting the unique pair of terms that sum to

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Ulam Numbers