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A374906
a(n) is the least number whose divisors have a mean number of divisors that equals n.
2
1, 4, 12, 36, 72, 144, 288, 576, 720, 1728, 4608, 2880, 18432, 7200, 8640, 14400, 294912, 20160, 1179648, 43200, 50400, 115200, 18874368, 100800, 172800, 460800, 181440, 352800, 1207959552, 302400, 4831838208, 705600, 806400, 7372800, 1058400, 907200, 309237645312
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a(n) is the least number k such that A374902(k)/A374903(k) = A007425(k)/A000005(k) = n.
All the terms are in A025487.
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FORMULA
a(p) = 9 * 2^(p-2) for prime p >= 5.
a(p^e) = 9 * 2^(p^e-2) for prime p >= 3 and e >= 2.
MATHEMATICA
lps = Cases[Import["https://oeis.org/A025487/b025487.txt", "Table"], {_, _}][[;; , 2]]; f[p_, e_] := e/2 + 1; f[1] = 1; f[n_] := Times @@ f @@@ FactorInteger[n]; s = f /@ lps; lps[[TakeWhile[Flatten[FirstPosition[s, #] & /@ Range[Max[s]]], ! MissingQ[#] &]]]
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jul 23 2024
STATUS
approved