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A Divisor Function Inequality

Number Theory 2023-09-18 v7

Abstract

This short note provides a sharper upper bound of a well known inequality for the sum of divisors function. This is a problem in pure mathematics related to the distribution of prime numbers. Furthermore, the technique is completely elementary.

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@article{arxiv.0912.1866,
  title  = {A Divisor Function Inequality},
  author = {N. A. Carella},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1866},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Thirteen Pages, Improved Version

R2 v1 2026-06-21T14:21:56.305Z