<?php $limit = 10; $array = []; for($i=0;$i<=$limit;$i++){ $array[] = 2**($i); if($i!=0){$array[] = 2**($i); } } echo implode(",",$array); ?> //Output: 1,2,2,4,4,8,8,16,16,32,32,64,64,128,128,256,256,512,512