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A339680
Lesser of amicable pair a < b such that the ratio of their number of divisors d(a)/d(b) sets a new record.
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220, 280540, 1669910, 56512610, 133089500, 8376676490, 24631297425, 688539661425, 724641414350, 92371445691525, 3599848247084570, 7526776592305828, 14223210473604152536, 35367855263480783043
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The larger counterparts are in A339681.
The corresponding ratios are 2, 3, 4, 16/3, 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 32, 48, 64, 96, ...
The terms were calculated using data from Chernykh's site.
EXAMPLE
The least pair of amicable numbers, (220, 284), has a ratio of the numbers of divisors d(220)/d(284) = 12/6 = 2.
The next pair with a larger ratio is (280540, 365084) whose ratio is d(280540)/d(365084) = 36/12 = 3.
MATHEMATICA
s[n_] := DivisorSigma[1, n] - n; rm = 0; seq = {}; Do[m = s[n]; If[m > n && s[m] == n && (r = Divide @@ DivisorSigma[0, {n, m}]) > rm, rm = r; AppendTo[seq, n]], {n, 1, 10^7}]; seq
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Dec 12 2020
STATUS
approved