OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = a(prime(n)^k) - 1 for k > 0.
a(2*n) = a(n) for n > 1.
EXAMPLE
a(45) = a(3^2 * 5) = a(prime(2)^2 * prime(3)) = 1 + a(2) * a(3) = 1 + 2 * 3 = 7.
MAPLE
a:= n-> `if`(n=1, 1, 1+mul(a(numtheory[pi](i[1])), i=ifactors(n)[2])):
seq(a(n), n=1..100); # Alois P. Heinz, Feb 03 2021
MATHEMATICA
a[1] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = 1 + Times @@ (a[PrimePi[#[[1]]]] & /@ FactorInteger[n]); Table[a[n], {n, 100}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Ilya Gutkovskiy, Feb 03 2021
STATUS
approved