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A partition of $n$ is $l$-regular if none of its parts is divisible by $l$. Let $b_l(n)$ denote the number of $l$-regular partitions of $n$. In this paper, using theta function identities due to Ramanujan, we establish some new infinite…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-07-23 S. Abinash , T. Kathiravan , K. Srilakshmi

In 2021 da Silva, Hirschhorn, and Sellers studied a wide variety of congruences for the $k$-elongated plane partition function $d_k(n)$ by various primes. They also conjectured the existence of an infinite congruence family modulo…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-06-30 James A. Sellers , Nicolas Allen Smoot

We present a method for obtaining congruences modulo powers of 3 for sequences given by recurrences of finite depth with polynomial coefficients. We apply this method to Catalan numbers, Motzkin numbers, Riordan numbers, Schr\"oder numbers,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-08-14 Christian Krattenthaler , Thomas W. Müller

Let $p>3$ be a prime, $a_1,a_2,a_3\in\Bbb Z$ and let $N_p(x^3+a_1x^2+a_2x+a_3)$ denote the number of solutions to the congruence $x^3+a_1x^2+a_2x+a_3\equiv 0\pmod p$. In this paper, we give an explicit criterion for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-02 Zhi-Hong Sun

In this paper we study the function $b_3(n)$ and $b_5(n)$, which denote the number of $3$-regular partitions and $5$-regular partitions of $n$ respectively. Using the theory of modular forms, we prove several arithmetic properties of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-11 Qi-Yang Zheng

In this short note, we prove several new congruences for the overcubic partition triples function, using both elementary techniques and the theory of modular forms. These extend the recent list of such congruences given by Nayaka,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-10 Manjil P. Saikia , Abhishek Sarma

We determine the $3$-class groups of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[3]{p})$ and $K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[3]{p},\sqrt{-3})$ when $p\equiv 4,7\bmod 9$ is a prime and $3$ is a cubic modulo $p$. This confirms a conjecture made by Barrucand-Cohn, and proves the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-12-30 Jianing Li , Shenxing Zhang

We prove several Ramanujan-type congruences modulo powers of $5$ for partition $k$-tuples with $5$-cores, for $k=2, 3, 4$. We also prove some new infinite families of congruences modulo powers of primes for $k$-tuples with $p$-cores, where…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-02-06 Manjil P. Saikia , Abhishek Sarma , Pranjal Talukdar

Let $NT(m, k, n)$ denote the total number of parts in the partitions of n with rank congruent to m modulo k. Andrews proved Beck's conjecture on congruences for $NT(m, k, n)$ modulo 5 and 7. Generalizing Andrews'results, Chern obtain…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-10 Nankun Hong , Renrong Mao

In 2012, Peter Paule and Cristian-Silviu Radu proved an infinite family of Ramanujan type congruences for $2$-colored Frobenius partitions $c\phi_2$ introduced by George Andrews. Recently, Frank Garvan, James Sellers and Nicolas Smoot…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Kangyu Wang , Yining Wang

For any non-negative integer $n$ and non-zero integer $r$, let $p_r(n)$ denote Ramanujan's general partition function. By employing $q$-identities, we prove some new Ramanujan-type congruences modulo 5 for $p_r(n)$ for $r=-(5\lambda+1),…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-08-17 Nipen Saikia , Jubaraj Chetry

In 2002, Andrews, Lewis, and Lovejoy introduced the combinatorial objects which they called {\it partitions with designated summands}. These are built by taking unrestricted integer partitions and designating exactly one of each occurrence…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-30 James A. Sellers

For a positive integer $t$, let $b_{t}(n)$ denote the number of $t$-regular partitions of a nonnegative integer $n$. In a recent paper, Keith and Zanello established infinite families of congruences and self-similarity results modulo $2$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-19 Ajit Singh , Rupam Barman

In this paper we explore Kruyswijk's method and show how to obtain congruences for cubic partition. That apart we also examine inequalities for a(n) and provide upper bound for it in the fashion of the classic partition function p(n).

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-02 Prabir Das Adhikary , Koustav Banerjee , Manosij Ghosh Dastidar

Let $\overline{p}_{k}(n)$ denote the number of overpartition $k$-tuples of $n$. In 2023, Saikia \cite{saikia} conjectured the following congruences: \begin{align*} \overline{p}_{q}(8n+2)& \equiv 0 \pmod{4},\quad \overline{p}_{q}(8n+3)\equiv…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-23 G. Kavya Keerthana , S. Ananya , Ranganatha D

Let $\overline{B}_{s,t}(n)$ denote the number of overpartitions of $n$ where no part is divisible by $s$ or $t$, with $s$ and $t$ being coprime. By establishing the exact generating functions of a family of arithmetic progressions in…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-26 Dazhao Tang

Let $T_{\ell,k}(n)$ denote the number of $\ell$-regular $k$-tuple partitions of $n$. In a recent work, Nath, Saikia, and Sarma derived several families of congruences for $T_{\ell,k}(n)$, with particular emphasis on the cases $T_{2,3}(n)$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Bishnu Paudel , James A. Sellers , Haiyang Wang

In this paper, we derive certain congruences for the number of $3$-core cubic bipartitions using elementary $q$-series manipulations and dissection formulas.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-12-12 Russelle Guadalupe

Let $p_{\{3, 3\}}(n)$ denote the number of $3$-regular partitions in three colours. In a very recent paper, da Silva and Sellers studied certain arithmetic properties of $p_{\{3, 3\}}(n)$. They further conjectured four Ramanujan-like…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-10-28 Ajit Singh , Rupam Barman

Recently, Drema and N. Saikia (2023) and M. P. Saikia, Sarma, and Sellers (2023) proved several congruences modulo powers of $2$ for overpartition triples with odd parts. In this paper, we study further divisibility properties of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-29 Hirakjyoti Das , Manjil P. Saikia , Abhishek Sarma