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A272027
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a(n) = 3*sigma(n).
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3, 9, 12, 21, 18, 36, 24, 45, 39, 54, 36, 84, 42, 72, 72, 93, 54, 117, 60, 126, 96, 108, 72, 180, 93, 126, 120, 168, 90, 216, 96, 189, 144, 162, 144, 273, 114, 180, 168, 270, 126, 288, 132, 252, 234, 216, 144, 372, 171, 279, 216, 294, 162, 360, 216, 360, 240, 270, 180, 504, 186, 288, 312, 381
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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3 times the sum of the divisors of n.
a(n) is also the total number of horizontal rhombuses in the terraces of the n-th level of an irregular stepped pyramid (starting from the top) where the structure of every 120-degree three-dimensional sector arises after the 120-degree zig-zag folding of every row of the diagram of the isosceles triangle A237593. The top of the pyramid is a hexagon formed by three rhombuses (see Links section).
More generally, if k >= 3 then k*sigma(n) is also the total number of horizontal rhombuses in the terraces of the n-th level of an irregular stepped pyramid where the structure of every 360/k three-dimensional sector arises after the 360/k-degree zig-zag folding of every row of the diagram of the isosceles triangle A237593. If k >= 5 the top of the pyramid is a k-pointed star formed by k rhombuses. (End)
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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Conjecture 1: a(n) = sigma(2*n) = A062731(n) iff n is odd.
And more generally:
Conjecture 2: If p is prime then (p + 1)*sigma(n) = sigma(p*n) iff n is not a multiple of p. (End)
The above claims easily follow from the fact that sigma is multiplicative function, thus if p does not divide n, then sigma(p*n) = sigma(p)*sigma(n). - Antti Karttunen, Nov 21 2019
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MAPLE
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with(numtheory): seq(3*sigma(n), n=1..64);
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MATHEMATICA
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PROG
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(PARI) a(n) = 3 * sigma(n);
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CROSSREFS
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Alternating row sums of triangle A272026.
k times sigma(n), k = 1..10: A000203, A074400, this sequence, A239050, A274535, A274536, A319527, A319528, A325299, A326122.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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