OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Number of d, 1 <= d < infinity, such that there exists an e, 1 <= e < infinity, with d*e = n, where * is lunar multiplication.
LINKS
D. Applegate, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..100000
D. Applegate, C program for lunar arithmetic and number theory
D. Applegate, M. LeBrun and N. J. A. Sloane, Dismal Arithmetic, arxiv:1107.1130 [math-NT], July 2011. [Note: we have now changed the name from "dismal arithmetic" to "lunar arithmetic" - the old name was too depressing]
D. Applegate, M. LeBrun, N. J. A. Sloane, Dismal Arithmetic, J. Int. Seq. 14 (2011) # 11.9.8.
Brady Haran and N. J. A. Sloane, Primes on the Moon (Lunar Arithmetic), Numberphile video, Nov 2018.
EXAMPLE
The 18 divisors of 10 are 1, 2, ..., 9, 10, 20, 30, ..., 90, so a(10) = 18.
MAPLE
(Uses programs from A087062. This crude program is valid for n <= 99.) dd2 := proc(n) local t1, t2, i, j; t1 := []; for i from 1 to 99 do for j from i to 99 do if dmul(i, j) = n then t1 := [op(t1), i, j]; fi; od; od; t1 := convert(t1, set); t2 := sort(convert(t1, list)); nops(t2); end;
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CROSSREFS
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AUTHOR
Marc LeBrun and N. J. A. Sloane, Oct 19 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from David Applegate, Nov 07 2003
Minor edits by M. F. Hasler, Nov 15 2018
STATUS
approved