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A330703
Numbers k such that psi(k) = psi(k + 2) where psi(k) is the Dedekind psi function (A001615).
2
6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 33, 44, 62, 70, 92, 108, 116, 138, 164, 175, 212, 254, 280, 308, 320, 332, 348, 356, 452, 490, 524, 558, 572, 692, 716, 764, 833, 932, 956, 1004, 1105, 1124, 1172, 1188, 1436, 1496, 1562, 1593, 1676, 1724, 1772, 1964, 2002, 2036, 2088, 2132
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Jozsef Sandor, On the composition of some arithmetic functions, II, Journal of Inequalities in Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2005), Article 73.
EXAMPLE
6 is in the sequence since psi(6) = psi(8) = 12.
MATHEMATICA
psi[1] = 1; psi[n_] := n * Times @@ (1 + 1/Transpose[FactorInteger[n]][[1]]); Select[Range[10^3], psi[#] == psi[# + 2] &]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Dec 26 2019
STATUS
approved