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A373903
Numbers k such that k^2 - 1 has fewer divisors than k^2 + 1.
1
18, 72, 132, 138, 182, 192, 228, 242, 268, 278, 282, 327, 348, 360, 378, 382, 408, 418, 432, 438, 618, 632, 642, 660, 682, 684, 693, 718, 772, 788, 798, 822, 843, 858, 882, 918, 948, 957, 1032, 1048, 1068, 1092, 1113, 1118, 1143, 1152, 1227, 1228, 1230, 1282, 1292
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Numbers k such that A347191(k) < A193432(k).
LINKS
EXAMPLE
18 is a term since 18^2 - 1 = 323 has 4 divisors (1, 17, 19 and 323) while 18^2 + 1 = 325 has 6 divisors (1, 5, 13, 25, 65 and 325).
MATHEMATICA
Select[Range[2, 1300], DivisorSigma[0, #^2 - 1] < DivisorSigma[0, #^2 + 1] &]
PROG
(PARI) is(k) = k > 1 && numdiv(k^2 - 1) < numdiv(k^2 + 1);
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jun 22 2024
STATUS
approved