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On the Diophantine equation $\sigma_{2}(\overline{X}_{n})=\sigma_{n}(\overline{X}_{n})$

Number Theory 2022-03-09 v1

Abstract

In this note we investigate the set S(n)S(n) of positive integer solutions of the title Diophantine equation. In particular, for a given nn we prove boundedness of the number of solutions, give precise upper bound on the common value of σ2(Xn)\sigma_{2}(\overline{X}_{n}) and σn(Xn)\sigma_{n}(\overline{X}_{n}) together with the biggest value of the variable xnx_{n} appearing in the solution. Moreover, we enumerate all solutions for n16n\leq 16 and discuss the set of values of xn/xn1x_{n}/x_{n-1} over elements of S(n)S(n).

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@article{arxiv.2203.03942,
  title  = {On the Diophantine equation $\sigma_{2}(\overline{X}_{n})=\sigma_{n}(\overline{X}_{n})$},
  author = {Piotr Miska and Maciej Ulas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03942},
  year   = {2022}
}

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