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The Vandermonde Determinant of the Divisors of an Integer

Number Theory 2025-10-07 v1

Abstract

Let 1=d1<d2<<dτ(n)=n1=d_{1}<d_{2}< \cdots < d_{\tau(n)}=n denote the ordered sequence of the positive divisors of an integer nn. We are interested in estimating the arithmetic function V(n):=1i<jτ(n)(djdi)(n1). V(n) := \prod_{1 \le i < j \le \tau(n)}(d_{j}-d_{i}) \quad (n \ge 1).

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@article{arxiv.2510.03672,
  title  = {The Vandermonde Determinant of the Divisors of an Integer},
  author = {Patrick Letendre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.03672},
  year   = {2025}
}