OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Let k be a powerful number (in A001694) and let coreful d | k be such that k/d is also coreful, i.e., rad(d) = rad(d/k) = rad(k), where rad = A007947 is the squarefree kernel. Suppose d < d/k. Then coreful d may either divide k/d or not (indeed, if d/k < d, k/d may either divide d or not).
LINKS
Michael De Vlieger, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..119
Michael De Vlieger, Prime power decomposition of a(n), n = 1..119.
EXAMPLE
Let b(n) = A379592(n).
Table showing exponents of prime power factors of a(n) for n = 1..12. Example: a(7) = 20736 = 2^8*3^4, so "8.4" appears in the "exp." column.
n a(n) exp. b(a(n))
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1 8 3 1 2*4
2 32 5 2 2*16 = 4*8
3 128 7 3 2*64 = 4*32 = 8*16
4 512 9 4 2*256 = 4*128 = 8*64 = 16*32
5 2048 11 5 2*1024 = 4*512 = 8*256 = 16*128 = 32=64
6 8192 13 6 2*4096 = 4*2048 = 8*1024 = 16*512 = 32*256 = 64*128
7 20736 8.4 7
8 41472 9.4 8
9 82944 10.4 9
10 165888 11.4 10
11 186624 8.6 11
12 373248 9.6 12
MATHEMATICA
(* Load function f at A025487 *)
r = 0; s = Union@ Flatten@ f[10]; nn = Length[s];
rad[x_] := Times @@ FactorInteger[x][[All, 1]];
Transpose@ Reap[Monitor[
Do[k = s[[i]];
If[# > r, r = #; Sow[k]] &@
Count[Transpose@ {#, k/#} &@ #[[2 ;; Ceiling[Length[#]/2]]] &@ Divisors[k],
_?(And[rad[#1] == rad[#2],
Xor[Divisible[#2, #1],
Divisible[#1, #2]]] & @@ # &)], {i, nn}], {i, nn}] ][[-1, 1]]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Michael De Vlieger, Dec 30 2024
STATUS
approved