OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
Antti Karttunen, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..20000
FORMULA
For any prime p and exponent e >= 0, a(p^e) = p^e. For any squarefree number k (A005117), a(k) = k, and for any other number k, a(k) < k.
a(n) = n - A389171(n).
Sum_{k=1..n} a(k) ~ c * n^2 / 2, where c = zeta(2) * (1/zeta(3) - 1 + Product_{primes p} (1 - 1/p^2 + 1/p^3)) = 0.95478985966058300203... . - Amiram Eldar, Oct 05 2025
MATHEMATICA
f1[p_, e_] := (p^(e+1)-1)/(p-1) - 1;
f2[p_, e_] := (p^(e+1)-1)/(p-1);
f3[p_, e_] := p^e + 1;
a[1] = 1; a[n_] := Module[{f = FactorInteger[n]}, Times @@ f1 @@@ f - Times @@ f2 @@@ f + Times @@ f3 @@@ f]; Array[a, 100] (* Amiram Eldar, Oct 05 2025 *)
PROG
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Antti Karttunen, Oct 04 2025
STATUS
approved
