OFFSET
1,8
COMMENTS
See the comments in A382883.
FORMULA
a(n) = -Sum_{d|n, d<n} a(d)*A382883(n/d) for n >= 2, otherwise 1.
MAPLE
with(NumberTheory): a := proc(n) option remember; local d; ifelse(n < 2, n, -add(a(d)*A382883(iquo(n, d)), d in Divisors(n) minus {n})) end: seq(a(n), n = 1..79);
MATHEMATICA
V[n_, e_] := If[e == 1, 1, IntegerExponent[n, e]]; f[n_] := f[n] = -DivisorSum[n, V[n, #] * f[#] &, # < n &]; f[1] = 1; a[n_] := a[n] = -DivisorSum[n, a[#] * f[n/#] &, # < n &]; a[1] = 1; Array[a, 100] (* Amiram Eldar, Apr 29 2025 *)
PROG
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign
AUTHOR
Peter Luschny, Apr 19 2025
STATUS
approved
