A326042 - OEIS

A326042

a(n) = A064989(sigma(A003961(n))), where A003961 shifts the prime factorization of n one step towards larger primes, and A064989 shifts it back towards smaller primes.

1, 1, 2, 11, 1, 2, 2, 3, 29, 1, 5, 22, 4, 2, 2, 49, 3, 29, 2, 11, 4, 5, 6, 6, 34, 4, 22, 22, 1, 2, 17, 55, 10, 3, 2, 319, 10, 2, 8, 3, 7, 4, 2, 55, 29, 6, 8, 98, 85, 34, 6, 44, 6, 22, 5, 6, 4, 1, 29, 22, 13, 17, 58, 1091, 4, 10, 4, 33, 12, 2, 31, 87, 3, 10, 68, 22, 10, 8, 10, 49, 469, 7, 12, 44, 3, 2, 2, 15, 25, 29, 8, 66, 34, 8

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OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

For any other number n than those in A326182 we have a(n) < A003961(n).

Fixed points k (for which a(k) = k) satisfy A003973(k) = 2^e * A003961(k) for some exponent e >= 0. Applying A003961 to such numbers gives the odd terms in A336702, of which there are likely to be just a single instance, its initial 1. (Clarified Nov 07 2021).

Conjecture: There are no other fixed points than a(1) = 1. If true, then there are no odd perfect numbers. This condition is equivalent to the condition that if A161942 has no fixed points larger than one, then there are no odd perfect numbers. This follows as whenever k is a fixed point, that is, a(k) = k, then we should also have A003961(a(k)) = A003961(A064989(sigma(A003961(k)))) = A161942(A003961(k)) = A003961(k). Note that A003961 is an injective and surjective mapping from natural numbers to odd numbers, A064989 is its (left) inverse, and composition A003961(A064989(n)) is equivalent to A000265(n).

From Antti Karttunen, Aug 05 2020: (Start)

For any hypothetical odd perfect number x, we would have A003973(k) = 2 * A003961(k), with k = A064989(x) and x = A003961(k). Thus we would have a(k) = A064989(sigma(A003961(k)) = A064989(sigma(x)) = A064989(2*x) = A064989(x) = k. On the other hand, A003973(k) = sigma(A003961(k)) < A003961(A003961(k)) [see A286385 for the reason why], so a necessary condition for this is that x should be one of the terms of A246282. (Clarified Dec 01 2020).

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LINKS

Antti Karttunen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..20000

Index entries for sequences computed from indices in prime factorization

Index entries for sequences related to sigma(n)

FORMULA

a(n) = A064989(A003973(n)) = A064989(sigma(A003961(n))).

For k in A000037, a(k) = A064989(A003973(k)/2) = A064989((1/2)*sigma(A003961(k))).

Multiplicative with a(p^e) = A064989((q^(e+1)-1)/(q-1)), where q = nextPrime(p). - Antti Karttunen, Nov 05 2021

a(n) = A353790(n) / A353767(n) = A353794(n) / A351456(n). - Antti Karttunen, May 13 2022

MATHEMATICA

f1[p_, e_] := NextPrime[p]^e; a1[1] = 1; a1[n_] := Times @@ f1 @@@ FactorInteger[n]; f2[2, e_] := 1; f2[p_, e_] := NextPrime[p, -1]^e; a2[1] = 1; a2[n_] := Times @@ f2 @@@ FactorInteger[n]; a[n_] := a2[DivisorSigma[1, a1[n]]]; Array[a, 100] (* Amiram Eldar, Nov 07 2021 *)

PROG

(PARI)

A003961(n) = my(f = factor(n)); for (i=1, #f~, f[i, 1] = nextprime(f[i, 1]+1)); factorback(f); \\ From A003961

A064989(n) = {my(f); f = factor(n); if((n>1 && f[1, 1]==2), f[1, 2] = 0); for (i=1, #f~, f[i, 1] = precprime(f[i, 1]-1)); factorback(f)};

A326042(n) = A064989(sigma(A003961(n)));

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000037, A000203, A000265, A000593, A003961, A003973, A064989, A161942, A162284, A246282, A286385, A326041, A326182, A336702 (numbers whose abundancy index is a power of 2).

Cf. A348736 [n - a(n)], A348738 [a(n) < n], A348739 [a(n) > n], A348750 [= A064989(a(A003961(n)))], A348940 [gcd(n,a(n))], A348941, A348942, A351456, A353767, A353790, A353794.

Cf. also A332223 for another conjugation of sigma.

Sequence in context: A053994 A348942 A057213 * A350035 A353877 A250221

Adjacent sequences: A326039 A326040 A326041 * A326043 A326044 A326045

KEYWORD

nonn,mult

AUTHOR

Antti Karttunen, Jun 16 2019

EXTENSIONS

Keyword:mult added by Antti Karttunen, Nov 05 2021

STATUS

approved