2008 iTest Problems/Problem 39
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Problem
Let denote
, the number of integers
that are relatively prime to
. (For example,
and
.)
Let
, in which
ranges through all positive divisors of
, including
and
. Find the remainder when
is divided by
.
Solution
The divisors of are
,
,
,
,
,
,
, and
, so the problem requires the sum of the number of numbers relatively prime to each of the eight numbers.
Using the formula (or by manually counting the numbers relatively prime to each number),
number is relatively prime to
,
number is relatively prime to
,
numbers are relatively prime to
,
numbers are relatively prime to
,
numbers are relatively prime to
,
numbers are relatively prime to
,
numbers are relatively prime to
, and
numbers are relatively prime to
. That means
, and the remainder when
is divided by
is
.
Extra Note
If all the divisors of an integer n are {,
,
, ...
}, then n =
+
+ .... +
.
This provides a shorter approach in this problem because it asks about the sum of the number of numbers co prime to 2008's divisors, as mentioned earlier. This is the same as 2008 itself, drastically simplifying the problem.
Proof
Given that: =
....
and
,
, ....
are all of
's divisors
+
+ ... +
= +
+
...
The above term represents the sum of all the values of the the totient function applied of all of n's divisors, like the problem is asking.
=
+ ....
= )
) ...
= times
... times ....
= ...
=
While this may seem like such a complex proof for this problem, numbers may have far more factors than 2008, and testing it out may be difficult.
See Also
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