Sylvester sums on the Frobenius set in arithmetic progression with initial gaps

Abstract

Let $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k$ be positive integers with $\gcd(a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k)=1$. Frobenius number is the largest positive integer that is NOT representable in terms of $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k$. When $k\ge 3$, there is no explicit formula in general, but some formulae may exist for special sequences $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k$, including, those forming arithmetic progressions and their modifications. In this paper we give explicit formulae for the sum of nonrepresentable positive integers (Sylvester sum) as well as Frobenius numbers and the number of nonrepresentable positive integers (Sylverster number) for $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_k$ forming arithmetic progressions with initial gaps.