The subset {a(1),...,a(2k)} together with a(2k+2) is the set of proper divisors of 5*2^k.
For a(n)>4: number of vertices of complete graphs that can be properly edge-colored in such a way that the edges can be partitioned into edge disjoint multicolored isomorphic spanning trees.
(Editor's note: The following 3 comments are equivalent.)
From Wouter Meeussen, Apr 10 2005: This appears to be the same sequence as "Numbers n such that n^2 is not the sum of three nonzero squares". Don Reble and Paul Pollack respond: Yes, that is correct.
Also numbers k such that k^2=a^2+b^2+c^2 has no solutions in the positive integers a, b and c. - Wouter Meeussen, Apr 20 2005
The only natural numbers which cannot be the lengths of an interior diagonal of a cuboid with natural edges. - Michael Somos, Mar 02 2004