OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
Amiram Eldar, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
FORMULA
Multiplicative with a(p^e) = 1 if e == 0 (mod 4), p if e == 1 (mod 4), p^2 if e == 2 or 3 (mod 4).
a(n) = n if and only if n is cubefree (A004709).
Dirichlet g.f.: zeta(4*s) * Product_{p prime} (1 + 1/p^(s-1) + 1/p^(2*s-2) + 1/p^(3*s-2)).
Sum_{k=1..n} a(k) = c * n^2 / 2, where c = zeta(8) * Product_{p prime} (1 - 1/p^3 + 1/p^4 - 1/p^5) = 0.87406992849637563411... .
MATHEMATICA
f[p_, e_] := Switch[Mod[e, 4], 0, 1, 1, p, 2, p^2, 3, p^2]; a[1] = 1; a[n_] := Times @@ f @@@ FactorInteger[n]; Array[a, 100]
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = {my(f = factor(n)); prod(i = 1, #f~, p = f[i, 1]; e = f[i, 2]; [1, p, p^2, p^2][e%4+1]); }
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,mult
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jun 03 2025
STATUS
approved
