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On $\mu$-Sondow Numbers

Number Theory 2021-12-21 v3

Abstract

Given an integer μ\mu, we study the numbers that satisfy the condition μn+pn1pN\frac{\mu}{n} + \sum_ {p \mid n} \frac {1} {p} \in \mathbb{N}. This condition, which is reminiscent of the one satisfied by Giuga numbers (μ=1\mu=-1), also includes the so-called \cite{sondow} weak primary pseudoperfect numbers (μ=1\mu=1). As a tribute to our late colleague Jonathan Sondow (1943 -- 2020), we have named these numbers μ \mu -Sondow numbers. In this paper, we give several different characterizations of these numbers, all of them suggested by well-known characterizations of the Giuga numbers. We also relate these numbers to the well-known Erd\"os-Moser equation and we present some conjectures about them.

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@article{arxiv.2111.14211,
  title  = {On $\mu$-Sondow Numbers},
  author = {J. M. Grau and A. M. Oller-Marcén and D. Sadornil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.14211},
  year   = {2021}
}
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