OFFSET
1,4
COMMENTS
Pairs (j,k) must satisfy j>1, k>=1; (a,b)*(x,y)=(a*x,b*y); unit is (1,1).
a(n) depends only on prime signature of n (cf. A025487). So a(24) = a(375) since 24=2^3*3 and 375=3*5^3 both have prime signature (3,1).
LINKS
Giovanni Resta, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
EXAMPLE
(6,6)=(2,1)*(3,6)=(2,6)*(3,1)=(2,2)*(3,3)=(2,3)*(3,2), so a(6)=5.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,nice,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Christian G. Bower, Jun 03 2005
STATUS
approved