Distribution of values of \(sigma_2(n)\) in residue classes (Q1165276)

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Distribution of values of \(sigma_2(n)\) in residue classes
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    Distribution of values of \(sigma_2(n)\) in residue classes (English)
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    An arithmetical integer-valued function \(f(n)\) is called weakly uniformly distributed \(\pmod N\) \((\text{WUD}\pmod N)\) if those of its values which are prime to \(N\) are uniformly distributed among the restricted residue classes mod \(N\). The set of integers \(N\) for which \(f\) is \(\text{WUD}\pmod N\) is denoted by \(M(f)\). In the present paper the set \(M(f)\) for \(f=\sigma_2(n) = \sum_{d\mid n}d^2\) is determined. The main result is the following proposition. Theorem. The function \(\sigma_2(n)\) is \(\text{WUD}\pmod N\) for all integers \(N\), except when (i) \(8\mid N\), \(40\nmid N\), or (ii) \(40\mid N\) and \(N\) has a prime divisor \(p\geq 1\) such that the order of \(4\pmod p\) is odd, or finally (iii) \(N\) is a multiple of \(12, 15, 28, 42\) or \(66\). The proof of this theorem is based on five lemmas. Lemma 1 had already been proved in [the first author, Acta Arith. 12, 269--279 (1967; Zbl 0147.29802)] and lemma 2 in [the first author, J. Reine Angew. Math. 323, 200--212 (1973; Zbl 0447.10050)].
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    sum of divisors
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    arithmetical function
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    restricted residue classes
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