OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Not multiplicative, but satisfies a similar condition: For all coprime x, y (with gcd(x,y)=1), a(x*y) = LCM(a(x), a(y)), where LCM is the least common multiply of its arguments, A003990. Compare also with A351560. - Antti Karttunen, Feb 20 2022
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FORMULA
EXAMPLE
n=12:sigma[12]=1+2+3+4+6+12=28, sqf-kernel=14=a(12)
MATHEMATICA
ffi[x_] := Flatten[FactorInteger[x]] lf[x_] := Length[FactorInteger[x]] ba[x_] := Table[Part[ffi[x], 2*w-1], {w, 1, lf[x]}] cor[x_] := Apply[Times, ba[x]] Table[cor[DivisorSigma[1, w]], {w, 1, 100}]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = factorback(factor(sigma(n))[, 1]); \\ Michel Marcus, Nov 18 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Labos Elemer, Mar 19 2003
STATUS
approved