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Coprime permutations

Number Theory 2022-03-08 v1

Abstract

Let C(n)C(n) denote the number of permutations σ\sigma of [n]={1,2,,n}[n]=\{1,2,\dots,n\} such that gcd(j,σ(j))=1\gcd(j,\sigma(j))=1 for each j[n]j\in[n]. We prove that for nn sufficiently large, n!/3.73n<C(n)<n!/2.5nn!/3.73^n < C(n) < n!/2.5^n.

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@article{arxiv.2203.03085,
  title  = {Coprime permutations},
  author = {Carl Pomerance},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03085},
  year   = {2022}
}