OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
Amiram Eldar, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
FORMULA
Multiplicative with a(p^e) = ((p^2+p-1)*p^(e-1) - (-1)^e)/(p+1).
a(n) >= A000010(n), with equality if and only if n = 1.
Dirichlet g.f.: (zeta(s-1)*zeta(2*s)/zeta(s)) * Product_{p prime} (1 + 1/p^s - 1/p^(3*s)).
Sum_{k=1..n} a(k) ~ c * n^2 / 2, where c = Product_{p prime} (1 - 1/p^2 + 1/(p^2+1)) = 0.93749428273130025078... .
MATHEMATICA
f[p_, e_] := ((p^2+p-1)*p^(e-1) - (-1)^e)/(p+1); a[1] = 1; a[n_] := Times @@ f @@@ FactorInteger[n]; Array[a, 100]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = {my(f = factor(n)); prod(i = 1, #f~, ((f[i, 1]^2+f[i, 1]-1)*f[i, 1]^(f[i, 2]-1) - (-1)^f[i, 2])/(f[i, 1] + 1)); }
CROSSREFS
The number of integers k from 1 to n such that gcd(n,k) is: A026741 (odd), A062570 (power of 2), A063659 (squarefree), A078429 (cube), A116512 (power of a prime), A117494 (prime), A126246 (1 or 2), A206369 (square), A254926 (cubefree), A372671 (3-smooth), A384039 (powerful), A384040 (cubefull), this sequence (exponentially odd), A384042 (5-rough).
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,mult
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, May 18 2025
STATUS
approved
