More problems in 2016 part 9 Grand Total

( log ϕ ( n ) d n 1 ϕ ( d ) ) + ϕ ( τ ( n ) + σ ( n ) ) = ? \left (\large \log_{\phi(n)}\prod_{d \mid n}\frac{1}{\phi(d)} \right ) + \large \phi(\tau (n)+\sigma (n)) = \, ?

where n = 17 23 41 43. n=17*23*41*43.


The answer is 389112.

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Otto Bretscher
Jan 11, 2016

We know that d n ϕ ( d ) = ( ϕ ( n ) ) τ ( n ) / 2 \prod_{d|n}\phi(d)=(\phi(n))^{\tau(n)/2}

for a square-free n n ; to prove this formula, just group the divisors in τ ( n ) / 2 \tau(n)/2 pairs whose product is n n . For the given n n , with 4 prime divisors, we have τ ( n ) / 2 = 2 4 / 2 = 8 \tau(n)/2=2^4/2=8 , so that the first term in our sum is 8 -8 .

A straightforward computation shows that the second summand is ϕ ( 2 4 + 18 24 42 44 ) = 389120 \phi(2^4+18*24*42*44)=389120 , for a grand total of 389112 \boxed{389112}

What does τ ( n ) \tau(n) denote?

Anoorag Nayak - 5 years, 5 months ago

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The number of positive integer divisors of n n . Chinmay is using the symbol in his problem; that's why I did not explain it

Otto Bretscher - 5 years, 5 months ago

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