Infinite families of noncototients

A. Flammenkamp; F. Luca

Colloquium Mathematicae (2000)

  • Volume: 86, Issue: 1, page 37-41
  • ISSN: 0010-1354

Abstract

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For any positive integer n let ϕ(n) be the Euler function of n. A positive integer n is called a noncototient if the equation x-ϕ(x)=n has no solution x. In this note, we give a sufficient condition on a positive integer k such that the geometrical progression ( 2 m k ) m ≥ 1 consists entirely of noncototients. We then use computations to detect seven such positive integers k.

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Flammenkamp, A., and Luca, F.. "Infinite families of noncototients." Colloquium Mathematicae 86.1 (2000): 37-41. <http://eudml.org/doc/210840>.

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References

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