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Let $p_k(n)$ denote the number of $2$-color partitions of $n$ where one of the colors appears only in parts that are multiples of $k$. We will prove a conjecture of Ahmed, Baruah, and Dastidar on congruences modulo $5$ for $p_k(n)$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-02-10 Shane Chern

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

Plane partition diamonds were introduced by Andrews, Paule, and Riese (2001) as part of their study of MacMahon's $\Omega$-operator in search for integer partition identities. More recently, Dockery, Jameson, Sellers, and Wilson (2024)…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Matthias Beck , Kobe Wijesekera

Recently, using modular forms and Smoot's {\tt Mathematica} implementation of Radu's algorithm for proving partition congruences, Merca proved the following two congruences: For all $n\geq 0,$ \begin{align*} A(9n+5) & \equiv 0 \pmod{3}, \\…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-25 Robson da Silva , James A. Sellers

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 $\mathrm{pod}(n)$ denote the number of partitions of $n$ with odd parts distinct, and ${{r}_{k}}(n)$ be the number of representations of $n$ as sum of $k$ squares. We find the following two arithmetic relations: for any integer $n\ge…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-11-03 Liuquan Wang

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

Let $p(n)$ be the ordinary partition function. In the 1960s Atkin found a number of examples of congruences of the form $p( Q^3 \ell n+\beta)\equiv0\pmod\ell$ where $\ell$ and $Q$ are prime and $5\leq \ell\leq 31$; these lie in two natural…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-20 Scott Ahlgren , Patrick B. Allen , Shiang Tang

In this note, we will give proofs of two congruences involving broken 3-diamond partitions and broken 5-diamond partitions which were conjectured by Peter Paule and Silviu Radu.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-06-17 Xinhua Xiong

For rational $\alpha$, the fractional partition functions $p_\alpha(n)$ are given by the coefficients of the generating function $(q;q)^\alpha_\infty$. When $\alpha=-1$, one obtains the usual partition function. Congruences of the form…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-07-17 Erin Bevilacqua , Kapil Chandran , Yunseo Choi

In 2007, Andrews and Paule introduced the broken $k$-diamond partition function $\Delta_{k}(n)$, which has received a lot of researches on the arithmetic propertises. In this paper, we will prove the broken $k$-diamond partition function…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-30 Eve Y. Y. Yang

We prove multiplicative congruences mod $2^{12}$ for George Andrews's partition function, $\overline{\mathcal{EO}}(n)$, the number of partitions of $n$ in which every even part is less than each odd part and only the largest even part…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-05 Frank Garvan , Connor Morrow

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

Recently, Nadji, Ahmia and Ram\'{i}rez \cite{Nadji2025} investigate the arithmetic properties of ${\bar B}_{\ell_1,\ell_2}(n)$, the number of overpartitions where no part is divisible by $\ell_1$ or $\ell_2$ with $\gcd(\ell_1,\ell_2)$$=1$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-06 N. K. Meher

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

Let $b_{\ell, k}(n), b_{\ell, k, r}(n)$ count the number of $(\ell, k)$, $(\ell, k, r)$-regular partitions respectively. In this paper we shall derive infinite families of congruences for $b_{\ell, k}(n)$ modulo $2$ when $ (\ell, k) =…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-27 T Kathiravan , K Srinivas , Usha K Sangale

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

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

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

Let $p_r(n)$ denote the number of $r$-component multipartitions of $n$, and let $S_{\gamma,\lambda}$ be the space spanned by $\eta(24z)^\gamma \phi(24z)$, where $\eta(z)$ is the Dedekind's eta function and $\phi(z)$ is a holomorphic modular…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-06-29 William Y. C. Chen , Daniel K. Du , Qing-Hu Hou , Lisa H. Sun