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Generalizing the Abundancy of an Integer

Number Theory 2019-01-23 v3

Abstract

The abundancy index of a positive integer is the ratio between the sum of its divisors and itself. We generalize previous results on abundancy indices by defining a two-variable abundancy index function as I(x,n) ⁣:Z+×Z+QI(x,n)\colon\mathbb{Z^+}\times\mathbb{Z^+}\to\mathbb{Q} where I(x,n)=σx(n)nxI(x,n)=\frac{\sigma_x(n)}{n^x}. Specifically, we extend limiting properties of the abundancy index and construct sufficient conditions for rationals greater than one that fail to be in the image of the function I(x,n)I(x,n).

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@article{arxiv.1803.10816,
  title  = {Generalizing the Abundancy of an Integer},
  author = {David C. Luo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.10816},
  year   = {2019}
}
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