A302109 Smallest integer N such that there are exactly n cyclic groups C_2 in the multiplicative group of integers modulo N when decomposed as a product of cyclic groups C_{k_1} x C_{k_2} x ... x C_{k_m}, and k_i divides k_j for i < j.

1, 3, 8, 24, 840, 9240, 212520, 9988440, 589317960, 48913390680, 5233732802760, 874033378060920, 156451974672904680, 35514598250749362360, 8487988981929097604040, 2232341102247352669862520, 721046176025894912365593960, 51194278497838538777957171160

Offset

0,2

Comments

a(n) exists for all n: by Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions, there exists primes of the form 2*c_1 + 1, 2*c_2 + 1, ..., 2*c_(n+1) + 1 where c_i are pairwise coprime odd numbers, then the multiplicative group of integers modulo (2*c_1 + 1)(2*c_2 + 1)*...*(2*c_(n+1) + 1) is isomorphic to (C_2)^n x C_(2*c_1*c_2*...*c_(n+1)).

Conjecture: (a) a(j) is divisible by a(i) if i < j; (b) a(n)/4 is squarefree for all n.

Links

Jianing Song, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..61 [This now agrees with the list of factorized terms. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 19 2019]

Jianing Song, Group structure of the multiplicative group of integers modulo a(0) to a(61)

Jianing Song, Factorizations of a(0) to a(61) [Corrected by Jianing Song, Jan 19 2019]

Example

The multiplicative group of integers modulo 212520 is isomorphic to (C_2)^6 x C_660 and 212520 is the smallest number N such that the multiplicative group of integers modulo N contains six C_2 as the product of cyclic groups, so a(6) = 212520.
a(17) = 2^3 * 3 * 5 * 7 * 11 * 17 * 19 * 23 * 47 * 59 * 71 * 83 * 107 * 167 * 179 * 227 * 239 * 263, and the multiplicative group of integers modulo a(17) is isomorphic to (C_2)^17 x C_(4*3*5*7) x C_(16*9*5*7*11*17*23*29*41*53*83*113*131).

Crossrefs

Cf. A046072.

Sequence in context: A363212 A102476 A348418 * A328272 A220486 A180380

Adjacent sequences: A302106 A302107 A302108 * A302110 A302111 A302112

Keyword

nonn

Author

Jianing Song, Apr 01 2018

Status

approved