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On the representation of rational numbers via Euler's totient function

Number Theory 2025-02-26 v1

Abstract

Let b>1b>1 be an odd positive integer and k,lNk, l \in \mathbb{N}. In this paper, we show that every positive rational number can be written as φ(m2)/(φ(n2))b\varphi(m^{2})/(\varphi(n^{2}))^{b} and φ(k(m21))/φ(ln2)\varphi(k(m^{2}-1))/\varphi(ln^{2}), where m,nNm, n\in \mathbb{N} and φ\varphi is the Euler's totient function. At the end, some further results are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2502.18252,
  title  = {On the representation of rational numbers via Euler's totient function},
  author = {Weilin Zhang and Fengyuan Chen and Hongjian Li and Pingzhi Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.18252},
  year   = {2025}
}
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