OFFSET
1,3
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FORMULA
EXAMPLE
For every n, a(n) >= 1, because A048720(A065621(sigma(1)), sigma(n)) = A048720(A065621(1), sigma(n)) = A048720(1, sigma(n)) = sigma(n).
For n = 21 = 3*7, after the divisor pair [1,21], all other divisor pairs also satisfy the condition: A048720(A065621(sigma(3)),sigma(7)) [= A048720(4,8)] and A048720(A065621(sigma(7)),sigma(3)) [= A048720(8,4)] and A048720(A065621(sigma(21)),sigma(1)) [= A048720(32,1)] all yield the decided result, 32 = sigma(21), therefore a(21) = 4.
See also examples in A379129.
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CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Antti Karttunen, Dec 18 2024
STATUS
approved
