Exercise · ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-003 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Which of these numbers has \(\mu(n)\neq 0\)?
Choose one option.
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- D. 35
Explanation
Since \(35=5\cdot 7\) has no repeated prime factors, \(\mu(35)=(-1)^2=1\neq 0\); the other three each have a squared prime.
Review the concept: Möbius function
The Möbius function \(\mu(n)\) is an arithmetic function: it equals \(1\) if \(n=1\), \((-1)^k\) if \(n\) is a product of \(k\) distinct primes, and \(0\) if \(n\) has a repeated prime factor.
\[\sum_{d\mid n}\mu(d)=\begin{cases}1 & n=1\\ 0 & n>1\end{cases}\]
More practice problems: möbius function
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-001 What is μ(1)?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-002 What is μ(7)?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-004 If n is a product of 4 distinct primes, what is μ(n)?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-005 How many positive divisors of 12 satisfy μ(d)≠ 0?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-006 You know that g(n)=∑_d| n f(d) for every n, with g(1)=2, g(2)=5, g(3)=4 and g(6)=9. What is f(6)?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-007 What is μ(10)·μ(3)?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-008 Which of these statements about μ is false?
- ZW-MOBIUS-FUNCTION-009 If p is prime and k≥ 2, what is μ(p^k)?