On power values of sum of divisors function in arithmetic progressions

Abstract: Let

a g e q 1, b g e q 0

and

k g e q 2

be any given integers. It has been proven that there exist infinitely many natural numbers

m

such that sum of divisors of

m

is a perfect

k

th power. We try to generalize this result when the values of

m

belong to any given infinite arithmetic progression

a n + b

. We prove if

a

is relatively prime to

b

and order of

b

modulo

a

is relatively prime to

k

then there exist infinitely many natural numbers

n

such that sum of divisors of

a n + b

is a perfect

k

th power. We also prove that, in general, either sum of divisors of

a n + b

is not a perfect

k

th power for any natural number

n

or sum of divisors of

a n + b

is a perfect

k

th power for infinitely many natural numbers

n

.

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