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Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Russelle Guadalupe

In this paper, we consider the set of partitions $ped(n)$ which counts the number of partitions of $n$ wherein the even parts are distinct (and the odd parts are unrestricted). Using an algorithm developed by Radu, we prove congruences…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Hemjyoti Nath , Abhishek Sarma

The starting point for this work is the family of functions $\overline{p}_{-t}(n)$ which counts the number of $t$--colored overpartitions of $n.$ In recent years, several infinite families of congruences satisfied by $\overline{p}_{-t}(n)$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-05-30 James A. Sellers

Let $p_2(n)$ denote the number of cubic partitions. In this paper, we shall present two new congruences modulo $11$ for $p_2(n)$. We also provide an elementary alternative proof of a congruence established by Chan. Furthermore, we will…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-02-14 Shane Chern , Manosij Ghosh Dastidar

Recently, Chan and Wang (Fractional powers of the generating function for the partition function. Acta Arith. 187(1), 59--80 (2019)) studied the fractional powers of the generating function for the partition function and found several…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-09-07 Nayandeep Deka Baruah , Hirakjyoti Das

Almost nothing is known about the parity of the partition function $p(n)$, which is conjectured to be random. Despite this expectation, Ono surprisingly proved the existence of infinitely many linear dependence congruence relations modulo 4…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-24 Steven Charlton

Let $T_\ell(n)$ denote the number of $\ell-$regular partition triples of $n$ and let $p_{\ell, 3}(n)$ enumerates the number of 2--color partition triples of $n$ where one of the colors appear only in parts that are multiples of $\ell$. In…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-04-21 B. Hemanthkumar , D. S. Gireesh

Andrews and Paule revisited combinatorial structures known as the $k$-elongated partition diamonds, which were introduced in connection with the study of the broken $k$-diamond partitions. They found the generating function for the number…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-16 Russelle Guadalupe

Recently, Andrews and Ghosh Dastidar (Ramanujan J. \textbf{69}, Art. No. 26, 2026) studied two interesting functions $SOME(n)$ and $DSOME(n)$, where $SOME(n)$ is the sum of all the odd parts in the partitions of $n$ minus the sum of all…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Nayandeep Deka Baruah , Pankaj Gogoi

The study of integer partitions and their congruences dates back to 1919 when Ramanujan discovered his famous congruences for the partition function, $p(n)$. Since then, many other kinds of partition functions have been discovered, as well…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Samuel Wilson

We study the divisibility properties of the partition function associated with the eighth order mock theta function $V_0(q)$, introduced by Gordon and McIntosh. We obtain congruences modulo powers of 2 for certain coefficients of the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-01-01 B. Hemanthkumar

In recent work, Amdeberhan and Merca considered the integer partition function $a(n)$ which counts the number of integer partitions of weight $n$ wherein even parts come in only one color (i.e., they are monochromatic), while the odd parts…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-15 Michael D. Hirschhorn , James A. Sellers

Let $c\phi_{k}(n)$ be the number of $k$-colored generalized Frobenius partitions of $n$. We establish some infinite families of congruences for $c\phi_{3}(n)$ and $c\phi_{9}(n)$ modulo arbitrary powers of 3, which refine the results of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-01-25 Liuquan Wang

In a recent article on overpartitions, Merca considered the auxiliary function $a(n)$ which counts the number of partitions of $n$ where odd parts are repeated at most twice (and there are no restrictions on the even parts). In the course…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-11 James A. Sellers

Recently, Andrews and Paule introduced a partition function $PDN1(N)$ which denotes the number of partition diamonds with $(n+1)$ copies of $n$ where summing the parts at the links gives $N$. They also presented the generating function for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Julia Q. D. Du , Olivia X. M. Yao

We consider the number of the $6$-regular partitions of $n$, $b_6(n)$, and give infinite families of congruences modulo $3$ (in arithmetic progression) for $b_6(n)$. We also consider the number of the partitions of $n$ into distinct parts…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-02-03 Cristina Ballantine , Mircea Merca

In this note, we provide three new, very short proofs of two interesting congruences for Merca's partition function $a(n)$, which enumerates integer partitions where the odd parts have multiplicity at most 2. These modulo 2 congruences were…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-18 Fabrizio Zanello

Andrews, Lewis and Lovejoy introduced the partition function PD(n) as the number of partitions of $n$ with designated summands, where we assume that among parts with equal size, exactly one is designated. They proved that PD(3n+2) is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-08-13 William Y. C. Chen , Kathy Q. Ji , Hai-Tao Jin , Erin Y. Y. Shen

Let $ped(n)$ denote the number of partitions of $n$ wherein even parts are distinct (and odd parts are unrestricted). We show infinite families of congruences for $ped(n)$ modulo $8$. We also examine the behavior of $ped_{-2}(n)$ modulo $8$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-04-23 Haobo Dai

The arithmetic properties of the ordinary partition function $p(n)$ have been the topic of intensive study for the past century. Ramanujan proved that there are linear congruences of the form $p(\ell n+\beta)\equiv 0\pmod\ell$ for the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-12-06 Scott Ahlgren , Olivia Beckwith , Martin Raum