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A321651 Number of even permutations f of {1,...,n} such that k^3 + f(k)^3 is a practical number for every k = 1,...,n. 0

%I #9 Nov 16 2018 04:54:58

%S 1,1,1,2,1,3,6,24,36,180,840

%N Number of even permutations f of {1,...,n} such that k^3 + f(k)^3 is a practical number for every k = 1,...,n.

%C Conjecture 1: a(n) > 0 for all n > 0.

%C Conjecture 2: For any positive integer n, there is a permutation f of {1,...,n} such that k*f(k) is practical for every k = 1,...,n.

%C P. Bradley proved in arXiv:1809.01012 that for any positive integer n there is a permutation f of {1,...,n} such that all the numbers k + f(k) (k = 1,...,n) are prime. Modifying his proof slightly we see that for each n = 1,2,3,... there is a permutation f of {1,...,n} such that k + f(k) is practical for every k = 1,...,n.

%H Paul Bradley, <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1809.01012">Prime number sums</a>, arXiv:1809.01012 [math.GR], 2018.

%H Zhi-Wei Sun, <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/315259">Primes arising from permutations</a>, Question 315259 on Mathoverflow, Nov. 14, 2018.

%H Zhi-Wei Sun, <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/315341">Primes arising from permutations (II)</a>, Question 315341 on Mathoverflow, Nov. 14, 2018.

%H Zhi-Wei Sun, <a href="https://mathoverflow.net/questions/315351">A mysterious connection between primes and squares</a>, Question 315351 on Mathoverflow, Nov. 15, 2018.

%e a(5) = 1, and (5,4,3,2,1) is an even permutation of {1,2,3,4,5} with 1^3 + 5^3 = 126, 2^3 + 4^3 = 72, 3^3 + 3^3 = 54, 4^3 + 2^3 = 72 and 5^3 + 1^3 = 126 all practical.

%t f[n_]:=f[n]=FactorInteger[n];

%t Pow[n_, i_]:=Pow[n,i]=Part[Part[f[n], i], 1]^(Part[Part[f[n], i], 2]);

%t Con[n_]:=Con[n]=Sum[If[Part[Part[f[n], s+1], 1]<=DivisorSigma[1, Product[Pow[n, i], {i, 1, s}]]+1, 0, 1], {s, 1, Length[f[n]]-1}];

%t pr[n_]:=pr[n]=n>0&&(n<3||Mod[n, 2]+Con[n]==0);

%t V[n_]:=V[n]=Permutations[Table[i,{i,1,n}]];

%t Do[r=0;Do[If[Signature[Part[V[n],k]]==-1,Goto[aa]];Do[If[pr[i^3+Part[V[n],k][[i]]^3]==False,Goto[aa]],{i,1,n}];r=r+1;Label[aa],{k,1,n!}];Print[n," ",r],{n,1,11}]

%Y Cf. A000578, A005153, A073364, A321597, A321610, A321611.

%K nonn,more

%O 1,4

%A _Zhi-Wei Sun_, Nov 15 2018

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