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Positive rational number of the form $\varphi(km^{a})/\varphi(ln^{b})$

Number Theory 2022-12-05 v1

Abstract

Let k,l,ak, l, a and bb be positive integers with max{a,b}2\max\{a, \, b\}\ge2. In this paper, we show that every positive rational number can be written as the form φ(kma)/φ(lnb)\varphi(km^{a})/\varphi(ln^{b}), where m,nNm, \, n\in\mathbb{N} if and only if gcd(a,b)=1\gcd(a, \,b)=1 or (a,b,k,l)=(2,2,1,1)(a, b, k, l)=(2,2, 1, 1). Moreover, if gcd(a,b)>1\gcd(a, b)>1, then the proper representation of such representation is unique.

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@article{arxiv.2212.00918,
  title  = {Positive rational number of the form $\varphi(km^{a})/\varphi(ln^{b})$},
  author = {Hongjian Li and Pingzhi Yuan and Hairong Bai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.00918},
  year   = {2022}
}