On Schemmel nontotient numbers

zbMATH Open1377.11007arXiv1412.3089MaRDI QIDQ4590856FDOQ4590856

Authors: Colin Defant 

Publication date: 20 November 2017

Abstract: For each positive integer $r$, let $S_r$ denote the $r^{th}$ Schemmel totient function, a multiplicative arithmetic function defined by [S_r(p^{alpha})=�egin{cases} 0, & mbox{if } pleq r; \ p^{alpha-1}(p-r), & mbox{if } p>r end{cases}] for all primes $p$ and positive integers $alpha$. The function $S_1$ is simply Euler's totient function $phi$. We define a Schemmel nontotient number of order $r$ to be a positive integer that is not in the range of the function $S_r$. In this paper, we modify several proofs due to Zhang in order to illustrate how many of the results currently known about nontotient numbers generalize to results concerning Schemmel nontotient numbers. We also invoke Zsigmondy's Theorem in order to generalize a result due to Mendelsohn.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.3089

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zbMATH Keywords

Schemmel totient functionEuler's totient function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Arithmetic functions; related numbers; inversion formulas (11A25) Other results on the distribution of values or the characterization of arithmetic functions (11N64)

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