On the arithmetical functions and .
A certain generalized divisor function is studied which counts the number of factorizations of a natural number into integer powers with prescribed exponents under certain congruence restrictions. An -estimate is established for the remainder term in the asymptotic for its Dirichlet summatory function.
We prove an Ω result on the average of the sum of the divisors of n which are relatively coprime to any given integer a. This generalizes the earlier result for a prime proved by Adhikari, Coppola and Mukhopadhyay.