ϕ ( 1 ) ⌊ 1 6 3 ⌋ + ϕ ( 2 ) ⌊ 2 6 3 ⌋ + ϕ ( 3 ) ⌊ 3 6 3 ⌋ + ⋯ + ϕ ( 6 3 ) ⌊ 6 3 6 3 ⌋ = ?
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Bonus: Generalize this for k = 1 ∑ n ϕ ( k ) ⌊ k n ⌋ .
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Small typo. Below the first display formula, you should have "the number of multiples of k less than or equal to n ", not factors .
Am I missing something here? The value of n is 63. But the summation is equal to 2016. The question asks for the summation. Not for the value of n.
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Its easy to prove that if F ( n ) = ∑ d ∣ n f ( d )
Then ∑ n = 1 N F ( n ) = ∑ k = 1 N f ( k ) ⌊ N / k ⌋
If we consider f ( n ) = ϕ ( n ) We get F ( n ) = ∑ d ∣ n ϕ ( n ) = n
So ∑ k = 1 N ϕ ( k ) ⌊ N / k ⌋ = ∑ n = 1 N F ( n ) = 2 n ( n + 1 )
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I will prove in general that k ≥ 1 ∑ ϕ ( k ) ⌊ k n ⌋ = 2 n ( n + 1 ) .
Note that ⌊ k n ⌋ is the expression for the number of multiples of k less than or equal to n . Thus, we can write ⌊ k n ⌋ as ⌊ k n ⌋ = \substack m ≤ n k ∣ m ∑ 1 .
Thus, substituting this back into the original expression gives us \begin{aligned} \displaystyle \sum_{k \geq 1} \phi(k) \left \lfloor \dfrac{n}{k} \right \rfloor &= \displaystyle \sum_{k \geq 1} \phi(k) \displaystyle \sum_{\substack{m \leq n\\ k \mid m}} 1\\ &= \displaystyle \sum_{k \geq 1} \displaystyle \sum_{\substack{m \leq n\\ k \mid m}} \phi(k). \end{aligned}
If we instead consider this summation in k , rather than in m , we get \begin{aligned} \displaystyle \sum_{k \geq 1} \displaystyle \sum_{\substack{m \leq n\\ k \mid m}} \phi(k) &= \displaystyle \sum_{k \geq 1} \displaystyle \sum_{\substack{k \mid m\\ m \leq n}} \phi(k)\\ &= \displaystyle \sum_{m=1}^{n} \displaystyle \sum_{k \mid m} \phi(k). \end{aligned}
Now we can use the famous identity d ∣ n ∑ ϕ ( d ) = n .
to get m = 1 ∑ n k ∣ m ∑ ϕ ( k ) = m = 1 ∑ n m = 2 n ( n + 1 ) .
Thus, proven.
Substituting n = 6 3 gives us the answer of 2 0 1 6 .