OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
Additive with a(p^e) = (-1)^(e+1) * p.
EXAMPLE
a(72) = a(2^3*3^2) = 2 - 3 = -1.
MATHEMATICA
Join[{0}, Table[-Plus @@ ((-1)^#[[2]] #[[1]] & /@ FactorInteger[n]), {n, 2, 75}]]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = my(f=factor(n)); -sum(i=1, #f~, (-1)^f[i, 2]*f[i, 1]); \\ Michel Marcus, Mar 22 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Ilya Gutkovskiy, Mar 22 2025
STATUS
approved
