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A000010 Euler totient function phi(n): count numbers <= n and prime to n.

1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 4, 10, 4, 12, 6, 8, 8, 16, 6, 18, 8, 12, 10, 22, 8, 20, 12, 18, 12, 28, 8, 30, 16, 20, 16, 24, 12, 36, 18, 24, 16, 40, 12, 42, 20, 24, 22, 46, 16, 42, 20, 32, 24, 52, 18, 40, 24, 36, 28, 58, 16, 60, 30, 36, 32, 48, 20, 66, 32, 44

Offset: 1

N. J. A. Sloane

Number of elements in a reduced residue system modulo n.
Degree of the n-th cyclotomic polynomial (cf. A013595). - Benoit Cloitre, Oct 12 2002
Number of distinct generators of a cyclic group of order n. Number of primitive n-th roots of unity. (A primitive n-th root x is such that x^k is not equal to 1 for k = 1, 2, ..., n - 1, but x^n = 1.) - Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 31 2005
Also number of complex Dirichlet characters modulo n; Sum_{k=1..n} a(k) is asymptotic to (3/Pi^2)*n^2. - Steven Finch, Feb 16 2006
a(n) is the highest degree of irreducible polynomial dividing 1 + x + x^2 + ... + x^(n-1) = (x^n - 1)/(x - 1). - Alexander Adamchuk, Sep 02 2006, corrected Sep 27 2006
a(p) = p - 1 for prime p. a(n) is even for n > 2. For n > 2, a(n)/2 = A023022(n) = number of partitions of n into 2 ordered relatively prime parts. - Alexander Adamchuk, Jan 25 2007
Number of automorphisms of the cyclic group of order n. - Benoit Jubin, Aug 09 2008
a(n+2) equals the number of palindromic Sturmian words of length n which are "bispecial", prefix or suffix of two Sturmian words of length n + 1. - Fred Lunnon, Sep 05 2010
Suppose that a and n are coprime positive integers, then by Euler's totient theorem, any factor of n divides a^phi(n) - 1. - Lei Zhou, Feb 28 2012
If m has k prime factors, (p_1, p_2, ..., p_k), then phi(m*n) = (Product_{i=1..k} phi (p_i*n))/phi(n)^(k-1). For example, phi(42*n) = phi(2*n)*phi(3*n)*phi(7*n)/phi(n)^2. - Gary Detlefs, Apr 21 2012
Sum_{n>=1} a(n)/n! = 1.954085357876006213144... This sum is referenced in Plouffe's inverter. - Alexander R. Povolotsky, Feb 02 2013 (see A336334. - Hugo Pfoertner, Jul 22 2020)
The order of the multiplicative group of units modulo n. - Michael Somos, Aug 27 2013
A strong divisibility sequence, that is, gcd(a(n), a(m)) = a(gcd(n, m)) for all positive integers n and m. - Michael Somos, Dec 30 2016
From Eric Desbiaux, Jan 01 2017: (Start)
a(n) equals the Ramanujan sum c_n(n) (last term on n-th row of triangle A054533).
a(n) equals the Jordan function J_1(n) (cf. A007434, A059376, A059377, which are the Jordan functions J_2, J_3, J_4, respectively). (End)
For n > 1, a(n) appears to be equal to the number of semi-meander solutions for n with top arches containing exactly 2 mountain ranges and exactly 2 arches of length 1. - Roger Ford, Oct 11 2017
a(n) is the minimum dimension of a lattice able to generate, via cut-and-project, the quasilattice whose diffraction pattern features n-fold rotational symmetry. The case n=15 is the first n > 1 in which the following simpler definition fails: "a(n) is the minimum dimension of a lattice with n-fold rotational symmetry". - Felix Flicker, Nov 08 2017
Number of cyclic Latin squares of order n with the first row in ascending order. - Eduard I. Vatutin, Nov 01 2020
a(n) is the number of rational numbers p/q >= 0 (in lowest terms) such that p + q = n. - Rémy Sigrist, Jan 17 2021
From Richard L. Ollerton, May 08 2021: (Start)
Formulas for the numerous OEIS entries involving Dirichlet convolution of a(n) and some sequence h(n) can be derived using the following (n >= 1):
Sum_{d|n} phi(d)*h(n/d) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(gcd(n,k)) [see P. H. van der Kamp link] = Sum_{d|n} h(d)*phi(n/d) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(n/gcd(n,k))*phi(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)). Similarly,
Sum_{d|n} phi(d)*h(d) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(n/gcd(n,k)) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(gcd(n,k))*phi(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)).
More generally,
Sum_{d|n} h(d) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(n/gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)).
In particular, for sequences involving the Möbius transform:
Sum_{d|n} mu(d)*h(n/d) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(gcd(n,k))*mu(n/gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)) = Sum_{k=1..n} h(n/gcd(n,k))*mu(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k)), where mu = A008683.
Use of gcd(n,k)*lcm(n,k) = n*k and phi(gcd(n,k))*phi(lcm(n,k)) = phi(n)*phi(k) provide further variations. (End)
From Richard L. Ollerton, Nov 07 2021: (Start)
Formulas for products corresponding to the sums above may found using the substitution h(n) = log(f(n)) where f(n) > 0 (for example, cf. formulas for the sum A018804 and product A067911 of gcd(n,k)):
Product_{d|n} f(n/d)^phi(d) = Product_{k=1..n} f(gcd(n,k)) = Product_{d|n} f(d)^phi(n/d) = Product_{k=1..n} f(n/gcd(n,k))^(phi(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k))),
Product_{d|n} f(d)^phi(d) = Product_{k=1..n} f(n/gcd(n,k)) = Product_{k=1..n} f(gcd(n,k))^(phi(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k))),
Product_{d|n} f(d) = Product_{k=1..n} f(gcd(n,k))^(1/phi(n/gcd(n,k))) = Product_{k=1..n} f(n/gcd(n,k))^(1/phi(n/gcd(n,k))),
Product_{d|n} f(n/d)^mu(d) = Product_{k=1..n} f(gcd(n,k))^(mu(n/gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k))) = Product_{k=1..n} f(n/gcd(n,k))^(mu(gcd(n,k))/phi(n/gcd(n,k))), where mu = A008683. (End)
a(n+1) is the number of binary words with exactly n distinct subsequences (when n > 0). - Radoslaw Zak, Nov 29 2021

			G.f. = x + x^2 + 2*x^3 + 2*x^4 + 4*x^5 + 2*x^6 + 6*x^7 + 4*x^8 + 6*x^9 + 4*x^10 + ...
a(8) = 4 with {1, 3, 5, 7} units modulo 8. a(10) = 4 with {1, 3, 7, 9} units modulo 10. - _Michael Somos_, Aug 27 2013
From _Eduard I. Vatutin_, Nov 01 2020: (Start)
The a(5)=4 cyclic Latin squares with the first row in ascending order are:
  0 1 2 3 4   0 1 2 3 4   0 1 2 3 4   0 1 2 3 4
  1 2 3 4 0   2 3 4 0 1   3 4 0 1 2   4 0 1 2 3
  2 3 4 0 1   4 0 1 2 3   1 2 3 4 0   3 4 0 1 2
  3 4 0 1 2   1 2 3 4 0   4 0 1 2 3   2 3 4 0 1
  4 0 1 2 3   3 4 0 1 2   2 3 4 0 1   1 2 3 4 0
(End)

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Daniel Forgues, Table of n, phi(n) for n = 1..100000 (first 10000 terms from N. J. A. Sloane)
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Index entries for "core" sequences
Index to divisibility sequences

Cf. A002088 (partial sums), A008683, A003434 (steps to reach 1), A007755, A049108, A002202 (values), A011755 (Sum k*phi(k)).
Cf. also A005277 (nontotient numbers). For inverse see A002181, A006511, A058277.
Jordan function J_k(n) is a generalization - see A059379 and A059380 (triangle of values of J_k(n)), this sequence (J_1), A007434 (J_2), A059376 (J_3), A059377 (J_4), A059378 (J_5).
Cf. A054521, A023022, A054525.
Row sums of triangles A134540, A127448, A143239, A143353 and A143276.
Equals right and left borders of triangle A159937. - Gary W. Adamson, Apr 26 2009
Values for prime powers p^e: A006093 (e=1), A036689 (e=2), A135177 (e=3), A138403 (e=4), A138407 (e=5), A138412 (e=6).
Values for perfect powers n^e: A002618 (e=2), A053191 (e=3), A189393 (e=4), A238533 (e=5), A306411 (e=6), A239442 (e=7), A306412 (e=8), A239443 (e=9).
Cf. A003558, A135303.
Cf. A152455, A080737.
Cf. A076479.
Cf. A023900 (Dirichlet inverse of phi), A306633 (Dgf at s=3).

Axiom
```
[eulerPhi(n) for n in 1..100]
```

a n = length (filter (==1) (map (gcd n) [1..n])) -- Allan C. Wechsler, Dec 29 2014

# Computes the first N terms of the sequence.
function A000010List(N)
    phi = [i for i in 1:N + 1]
    for i in 2:N + 1
        if phi[i] == i
            for j in i:i:N + 1
                phi[j] -= div(phi[j], i)
    end end end
return phi end
println(A000010List(68))  # Peter Luschny, Sep 03 2023

[ EulerPhi(n) : n in [1..100] ]; // Sergei Haller (sergei(AT)sergei-haller.de), Dec 21 2006

with(numtheory): A000010 := phi; [ seq(phi(n), n=1..100) ]; # version 1
with(numtheory): phi := proc(n) local i,t1,t2; t1 := ifactors(n)[2]; t2 := n*mul((1-1/t1[i][1]),i=1..nops(t1)); end; # version 2
# Alternative without library function:
A000010List := proc(N) local i, j, phi;
    phi := Array([seq(i, i = 1 .. N+1)]);
    for i from 2 to N + 1 do
        if phi[i] = i then
            for j from i by i to N + 1 do
                phi[j] := phi[j] - iquo(phi[j], i) od
        fi od;
return phi end:
A000010List(68);  # Peter Luschny, Sep 03 2023

Mathematica
```
Array[EulerPhi, 70]
```

makelist(totient(n),n,0,1000); /* Emanuele Munarini, Mar 26 2011 */

{a(n) = if( n==0, 0, eulerphi(n))}; /* Michael Somos, Feb 05 2011 */

from sympy.ntheory import totient
print([totient(i) for i in range(1, 70)])  # Indranil Ghosh, Mar 17 2017

# Note also the implementation in A365339.

def A000010(n): return euler_phi(n) # Jaap Spies, Jan 07 2007

[euler_phi(n) for n in range(1, 70)]  # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 06 2009

phi(n) = n*Product_{distinct primes p dividing n} (1 - 1/p).
Sum_{d divides n} phi(d) = n.
phi(n) = Sum_{d divides n} mu(d)*n/d, i.e., the Moebius transform of the natural numbers; mu() = Moebius function A008683().
Dirichlet generating function Sum_{n>=1} phi(n)/n^s = zeta(s-1)/zeta(s). Also Sum_{n >= 1} phi(n)*x^n/(1 - x^n) = x/(1 - x)^2.
Multiplicative with a(p^e) = (p - 1)*p^(e-1). - David W. Wilson, Aug 01 2001
Sum_{n>=1} (phi(n)*log(1 - x^n)/n) = -x/(1 - x) for -1 < x < 1 (cf. A002088) - Henry Bottomley, Nov 16 2001
a(n) = binomial(n+1, 2) - Sum_{i=1..n-1} a(i)*floor(n/i) (see A000217 for inverse). - Jon Perry, Mar 02 2004
It is a classical result (certainly known to Landau, 1909) that lim inf n/phi(n) = 1 (taking n to be primes), lim sup n/(phi(n)*log(log(n))) = e^gamma, with gamma = Euler's constant (taking n to be products of consecutive primes starting from 2 and applying Mertens' theorem). See e.g. Ribenboim, pp. 319-320. - Pieter Moree, Sep 10 2004
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} |k(n, i)| where k(n, i) is the Kronecker symbol. Also a(n) = n - #{1 <= i <= n : k(n, i) = 0}. - Benoit Cloitre, Aug 06 2004 [Corrected by Jianing Song, Sep 25 2018]
Conjecture: Sum_{i>=2} (-1)^i/(i*phi(i)) exists and is approximately 0.558 (A335319). - Orges Leka (oleka(AT)students.uni-mainz.de), Dec 23 2004
From Enrique Pérez Herrero, Sep 07 2010: (Start)
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} floor(sigma_k(i*n)/sigma_k(i)*sigma_k(n)), where sigma_2 is A001157.
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} floor(tau_k(i*n)/tau_k(i)*tau_k(n)), where tau_3 is A007425.
a(n) = Sum_{i=1..n} floor(rad(i*n)/rad(i)*rad(n)), where rad is A007947. (End)
a(n) = A173557(n)*A003557(n). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 30 2011
a(n) = A096396(n) + A096397(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 24 2012
phi(p*n) = phi(n)*(floor(((n + p - 1) mod p)/(p - 1)) + p - 1), for primes p. - Gary Detlefs, Apr 21 2012
For odd n, a(n) = 2*A135303((n-1)/2)*A003558((n-1)/2) or phi(n) = 2*c*k; the Coach theorem of Pedersen et al. Cf. A135303. - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 15 2012
G.f.: Sum_{n>=1} mu(n)*x^n/(1 - x^n)^2, where mu(n) = A008683(n). - Mamuka Jibladze, Apr 05 2015
a(n) = n - cototient(n) = n - A051953(n). - Omar E. Pol, May 14 2016
a(n) = lim_{s->1} n*zeta(s)*(Sum_{d divides n} A008683(d)/(e^(1/d))^(s-1)), for n > 1. - Mats Granvik, Jan 26 2017
Conjecture: a(n) = Sum_{a=1..n} Sum_{b=1..n} Sum_{c=1..n} 1 for n > 1. The sum is over a,b,c such that n*c - a*b = 1. - Benedict W. J. Irwin, Apr 03 2017
a(n) = Sum_{j=1..n} gcd(j, n) cos(2*Pi*j/n) = Sum_{j=1..n} gcd(j, n) exp(2*Pi*i*j/n) where i is the imaginary unit. Notice that the Ramanujan's sum c_n(k) := Sum_{j=1..n, gcd(j, n) = 1} exp(2*Pi*i*j*k/n) gives a(n) = Sum_{k|n} k*c_(n/k)(1) = Sum_{k|n} k*mu(n/k). - Michael Somos, May 13 2018
G.f.: x*d/dx(x*d/dx(log(Product_{k>=1} (1 - x^k)^(-mu(k)/k^2)))), where mu(n) = A008683(n). - Mamuka Jibladze, Sep 20 2018
a(n) = Sum_{d|n} A007431(d). - Steven Foster Clark, May 29 2019
G.f. A(x) satisfies: A(x) = x/(1 - x)^2 - Sum_{k>=2} A(x^k). - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Sep 06 2019
a(n) >= sqrt(n/2) (Nicolas). - Hugo Pfoertner, Jun 01 2020
a(n) > n/(exp(gamma)*log(log(n)) + 5/(2*log(log(n)))), except for n=223092870 (Rosser, Schoenfeld). - Hugo Pfoertner, Jun 02 2020
From Bernard Schott, Nov 28 2020: (Start)
Sum_{m=1..n} 1/a(m) = A028415(n)/A048049(n) -> oo when n->oo.
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n)^2 = A109695.
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n)^3 = A335818.
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n)^k is convergent iff k > 1.
a(2n) = a(n) iff n is odd, and, a(2n) > a(n) iff n is even. (End) [Actually, a(2n) = 2*a(n) for even n. - Jianing Song, Sep 18 2022]
a(n) = 2*A023896(n)/n, n > 1. - Richard R. Forberg, Feb 03 2021
From Richard L. Ollerton, May 09 2021: (Start)
For n > 1, Sum_{k=1..n} phi^{(-1)}(n/gcd(n,k))*a(gcd(n,k))/a(n/gcd(n,k)) = 0, where phi^{(-1)} = A023900.
For n > 1, Sum_{k=1..n} a(gcd(n,k))*mu(rad(gcd(n,k)))*rad(gcd(n,k))/gcd(n,k) = 0.
For n > 1, Sum_{k=1..n} a(gcd(n,k))*mu(rad(n/gcd(n,k)))*rad(n/gcd(n,k))*gcd(n,k) = 0.
Sum_{k=1..n} a(gcd(n,k))/a(n/gcd(n,k)) = n. (End)
a(n) = Sum_{d|n, e|n} gcd(d, e)*mobius(n/d)*mobius(n/e) (the sum is a multiplicative function of n by Tóth, and takes the value p^e - p^(e-1) for n = p^e, a prime power). - Peter Bala, Jan 22 2024
Sum_{n >= 1} phi(n)*x^n/(1 + x^n) = x + 3*x^3 + 5*x^5 + 7*x^7 + ... = Sum_{n >= 1} phi(2*n-1)*x^(2*n-1)/(1 - x^(4*n-2)). For the first equality see Pólya and Szegő, problem 71, p. 126. - Peter Bala, Feb 29 2024
Conjecture: a(n) = lim_{k->oo} (n^(k + 1))/A000203(n^k). - Velin Yanev, Dec 04 2024 [A000010(p) = p-1, A000203(p^k) = (p^(k+1)-1)/(p-1), so the conjecture is true if n is prime. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Dec 19 2024]

A002378 Oblong (or promic, pronic, or heteromecic) numbers: a(n) = n*(n+1).

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240, 272, 306, 342, 380, 420, 462, 506, 552, 600, 650, 702, 756, 812, 870, 930, 992, 1056, 1122, 1190, 1260, 1332, 1406, 1482, 1560, 1640, 1722, 1806, 1892, 1980, 2070, 2162, 2256, 2352, 2450, 2550

Offset: 0

N. J. A. Sloane

4*a(n) + 1 are the odd squares A016754(n).
The word "pronic" (used by Dickson) is incorrect. - Michael Somos
According to the 2nd edition of Webster, the correct word is "promic". - R. K. Guy
a(n) is the number of minimal vectors in the root lattice A_n (see Conway and Sloane, p. 109).
Let M_n denote the n X n matrix M_n(i, j) = (i + j); then the characteristic polynomial of M_n is x^(n-2) * (x^2 - a(n)*x - A002415(n)). - Benoit Cloitre, Nov 09 2002
The greatest LCM of all pairs (j, k) for j < k <= n for n > 1. - Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 19 2004
First differences are a(n+1) - a(n) = 2*n + 2 = 2, 4, 6, ... (while first differences of the squares are (n+1)^2 - n^2 = 2*n + 1 = 1, 3, 5, ...). - Alexandre Wajnberg, Dec 29 2005
25 appended to these numbers corresponds to squares of numbers ending in 5 (i.e., to squares of A017329). - Lekraj Beedassy, Mar 24 2006
A rapid (mental) multiplication/factorization technique -- a generalization of Lekraj Beedassy's comment: For all bases b >= 2 and positive integers n, c, d, k with c + d = b^k, we have (n*b^k + c)*(n*b^k + d) = a(n)*b^(2*k) + c*d. Thus the last 2*k base-b digits of the product are exactly those of c*d -- including leading 0(s) as necessary -- with the preceding base-b digit(s) the same as a(n)'s. Examples: In decimal, 113*117 = 13221 (as n = 11, b = 10 = 3 + 7, k = 1, 3*7 = 21, and a(11) = 132); in octal, 61*67 = 5207 (52 is a(6) in octal). In particular, for even b = 2*m (m > 0) and c = d = m, such a product is a square of this type. Decimal factoring: 5609 is immediately seen to be 71*79. Likewise, 120099 = 301*399 (k = 2 here) and 99990000001996 = 9999002*9999998 (k = 3). - Rick L. Shepherd, Jul 24 2021
Number of circular binary words of length n + 1 having exactly one occurrence of 01. Example: a(2) = 6 because we have 001, 010, 011, 100, 101 and 110. Column 1 of A119462. - Emeric Deutsch, May 21 2006
The sequence of iterated square roots sqrt(N + sqrt(N + ...)) has for N = 1, 2, ... the limit (1 + sqrt(1 + 4*N))/2. For N = a(n) this limit is n + 1, n = 1, 2, .... For all other numbers N, N >= 1, this limit is not a natural number. Examples: n = 1, a(1) = 2: sqrt(2 + sqrt(2 + ...)) = 1 + 1 = 2; n = 2, a(2) = 6: sqrt(6 + sqrt(6 + ...)) = 1 + 2 = 3. - Wolfdieter Lang, May 05 2006
Nonsquare integers m divisible by ceiling(sqrt(m)), except for m = 0. - Max Alekseyev, Nov 27 2006
The number of off-diagonal elements of an (n + 1) X (n + 1) matrix. - Artur Jasinski, Jan 11 2007
a(n) is equal to the number of functions f:{1, 2} -> {1, 2, ..., n + 1} such that for a fixed x in {1, 2} and a fixed y in {1, 2, ..., n + 1} we have f(x) <> y. - Aleksandar M. Janjic and Milan Janjic, Mar 13 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that round(sqrt(m+1)) - round(sqrt(m)) = 1. - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that ceiling(2*sqrt(m+1)) - 1 = 1 + floor(2*sqrt(m)). - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
Numbers m >= 0 such that fract(sqrt(m+1)) > 1/2 and fract(sqrt(m)) < 1/2 where fract(x) is the fractional part (fract(x) = x - floor(x), x >= 0). - Hieronymus Fischer, Aug 06 2007
X values of solutions to the equation 4*X^3 + X^2 = Y^2. To find Y values: b(n) = n(n+1)(2n+1). - Mohamed Bouhamida, Nov 06 2007
Nonvanishing diagonal of A132792, the infinitesimal Lah matrix, so "generalized factorials" composed of a(n) are given by the elements of the Lah matrix, unsigned A111596, e.g., a(1)*a(2)*a(3) / 3! = -A111596(4,1) = 24. - Tom Copeland, Nov 20 2007
If Y is a 2-subset of an n-set X then, for n >= 2, a(n-2) is the number of 2-subsets and 3-subsets of X having exactly one element in common with Y. - Milan Janjic, Dec 28 2007
a(n) coincides with the vertex of a parabola of even width in the Redheffer matrix, directed toward zero. An integer p is prime if and only if for all integer k, the parabola y = kx - x^2 has no integer solution with 1 < x < k when y = p; a(n) corresponds to odd k. - Reikku Kulon, Nov 30 2008
The third differences of certain values of the hypergeometric function 3F2 lead to the squares of the oblong numbers i.e., 3F2([1, n + 1, n + 1], [n + 2, n + 2], z = 1) - 3*3F2([1, n + 2, n + 2], [n + 3, n + 3], z = 1) + 3*3F2([1, n + 3, n + 3], [n + 4, n + 4], z = 1) - 3F2([1, n + 4, n + 4], [n + 5, n + 5], z = 1) = (1/((n+2)*(n+3)))^2 for n = -1, 0, 1, 2, ... . See also A162990. - Johannes W. Meijer, Jul 21 2009
Generalized factorials, [a.(n!)] = a(n)*a(n-1)*...*a(0) = A010790(n), with a(0) = 1 are related to A001263. - Tom Copeland, Sep 21 2011
For n > 1, a(n) is the number of functions f:{1, 2} -> {1, ..., n + 2} where f(1) > 1 and f(2) > 2. Note that there are n + 1 possible values for f(1) and n possible values for f(2). For example, a(3) = 12 since there are 12 functions f from {1, 2} to {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} with f(1) > 1 and f(2) > 2. - Dennis P. Walsh, Dec 24 2011
a(n) gives the number of (n + 1) X (n + 1) symmetric (0, 1)-matrices containing two ones (see [Cameron]). - L. Edson Jeffery, Feb 18 2012
a(n) is the number of positions of a domino in a rectangled triangular board with both legs equal to n + 1. - César Eliud Lozada, Sep 26 2012
a(n) is the number of ordered pairs (x, y) in [n+2] X [n+2] with |x-y| > 1. - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the number of injective functions from {1, 2} into {1, 2, ..., n + 1}. - Dennis P. Walsh, Nov 27 2012
a(n) is the sum of the positive differences of the partition parts of 2n + 2 into exactly two parts (see example). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 02 2013
a(n)/a(n-1) is asymptotic to e^(2/n). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
Number of positive roots in the root system of type D_{n + 1} (for n > 2). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
Number of roots in the root system of type A_n (for n > 0). - Tom Edgar, Nov 05 2013
From Felix P. Muga II, Mar 18 2014: (Start)
a(m), for m >= 1, are the only positive integer values t for which the Binet-de Moivre formula for the recurrence b(n) = b(n-1) + t*b(n-2) with b(0) = 0 and b(1) = 1 has a root of a square. PROOF (as suggested by Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 26 2014): The sqrt(1 + 4t) appearing in the zeros r1 and r2 of the characteristic equation is (a positive) integer for positive integer t precisely if 4t + 1 = (2m + 1)^2, that is t = a(m), m >= 1. Thus, the characteristic roots are integers: r1 = m + 1 and r2 = -m.
Let m > 1 be an integer. If b(n) = b(n-1) + a(m)*b(n-2), n >= 2, b(0) = 0, b(1) = 1, then lim_{n->oo} b(n+1)/b(n) = m + 1. (End)
Cf. A130534 for relations to colored forests, disposition of flags on flagpoles, and colorings of the vertices (chromatic polynomial) of the complete graphs (here simply K_2). - Tom Copeland, Apr 05 2014
The set of integers k for which k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + sqrt(k + ...) ... is an integer. - Leslie Koller, Apr 11 2014
a(n-1) is the largest number k such that (n*k)/(n+k) is an integer. - Derek Orr, May 22 2014
Number of ways to place a domino and a singleton on a strip of length n - 2. - Ralf Stephan, Jun 09 2014
With offset 1, this appears to give the maximal number of crossings between n nonconcentric circles of equal radius. - Felix Fröhlich, Jul 14 2014
For n > 1, the harmonic mean of the n values a(1) to a(n) is n + 1. The lowest infinite sequence of increasing positive integers whose cumulative harmonic mean is integral. - Ian Duff, Feb 01 2015
a(n) is the maximum number of queens of one color that can coexist without attacking one queen of the opponent's color on an (n+2) X (n+2) chessboard. The lone queen can be placed in any position on the perimeter of the board. - Bob Selcoe, Feb 07 2015
With a(0) = 1, a(n-1) is the smallest positive number not in the sequence such that Sum_{i = 1..n} 1/a(i-1) has a denominator equal to n. - Derek Orr, Jun 17 2015
The positive members of this sequence are a proper subsequence of the so-called 1-happy couple products A007969. See the W. Lang link there, eq. (4), with Y_0 = 1, with a table at the end. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 19 2015
For n > 0, a(n) is the reciprocal of the area bounded above by y = x^(n-1) and below by y = x^n for x in the interval [0, 1]. Summing all such areas visually demonstrates the formula below giving Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n) = 1. - Rick L. Shepherd, Oct 26 2015
It appears that, except for a(0) = 0, this is the set of positive integers n such that x*floor(x) = n has no solution. (For example, to get 3, take x = -3/2.) - Melvin Peralta, Apr 14 2016
If two independent real random variables, x and y, are distributed according to the same exponential distribution: pdf(x) = lambda * exp(-lambda * x), lambda > 0, then the probability that n - 1 <= x/y < n is given by 1/a(n). - Andres Cicuttin, Dec 03 2016
a(n) is equal to the sum of all possible differences between n different pairs of consecutive odd numbers (see example). - Miquel Cerda, Dec 04 2016
a(n+1) is the dimension of the space of vector fields in the plane with polynomial coefficients up to order n. - Martin Licht, Dec 04 2016
It appears that a(n) + 3 is the area of the largest possible pond in a square (A268311). - Craig Knecht, May 04 2017
Also the number of 3-cycles in the (n+3)-triangular honeycomb acute knight graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 27 2017
Also the Wiener index of the (n+2)-wheel graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Sep 08 2017
The left edge of a Floyd's triangle that consists of even numbers: 0; 2, 4; 6, 8, 10; 12, 14, 16, 18; 20, 22, 24, 26, 28; ... giving 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, ... The right edge generates A028552. - Waldemar Puszkarz, Feb 02 2018
a(n+1) is the order of rowmotion on a poset obtained by adjoining a unique minimal (or maximal) element to a disjoint union of at least two chains of n elements. - Nick Mayers, Jun 01 2018
From Juhani Heino, Feb 05 2019: (Start)
For n > 0, 1/a(n) = n/(n+1) - (n-1)/n.
For example, 1/6 = 2/3 - 1/2; 1/12 = 3/4 - 2/3.
Corollary of this:
Take 1/2 pill.
Next day, take 1/6 pill. 1/2 + 1/6 = 2/3, so your daily average is 1/3.
Next day, take 1/12 pill. 2/3 + 1/12 = 3/4, so your daily average is 1/4.
And so on. (End)
From Bernard Schott, May 22 2020: (Start)
For an oblong number m >= 6 there exists a Euclidean division m = d*q + r with q < r < d which are in geometric progression, in this order, with a common integer ratio b. For b >= 2 and q >= 1, the Euclidean division is m = qb*(qb+1) = qb^2 * q + qb where (q, qb, qb^2) are in geometric progression.
Some examples with distinct ratios and quotients:
   6 | 4            30 | 25          42 | 18
     -----             -----            -----
   2 | 1      ,      5 |  1   ,       6 |  2    ,
and also:
  42 | 12          420 | 100
     -----             -----
   6 |  3     ,     20 |   4  .
Some oblong numbers also satisfy a Euclidean division m = d*q + r with q < r < d that are in geometric progression in this order but with a common noninteger ratio b > 1 (see A335064). (End)
For n >= 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(a(n)) is [n; {2, 2n}]. For n=1, this collapses to [1; {2}]. - Magus K. Chu, Sep 09 2022
a(n-2) is the maximum irregularity over all trees with n vertices. The extremal graphs are stars. (The irregularity of a graph is the sum of the differences between the degrees over all edges of the graph.) - Allan Bickle, May 29 2023
For n > 0, number of diagonals in a regular 2*(n+1)-gon that are not parallel to any edge (cf. A367204). - Paolo Xausa, Mar 30 2024
a(n-1) is the maximum Zagreb index over all trees with n vertices. The extremal graphs are stars. (The Zagreb index of a graph is the sum of the squares of the degrees over all vertices of the graph.) - Allan Bickle, Apr 11 2024
For n >= 1, a(n) is the determinant of the distance matrix of a cycle graph on 2*n + 1 vertices (if the length of the cycle is even such a determinant is zero). - Miquel A. Fiol, Aug 20 2024
For n > 1, the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(16*a(n)) is [2n+1; {1, 2n-1, 1, 8n+2}]. - Magus K. Chu, Nov 20 2024
For n>=2, a(n) is the number of faces on a n+1-zone rhombic zonohedron. Each pair of a collection of great circles on a sphere intersects at two points, so there are 2*binomial(n+1,2) intersections. The dual of the implied polyhedron is a rhombic zonohedron, its faces corresponding to the intersections. - Shel Kaphan, Aug 12 2025

			a(3) = 12, since 2(3)+2 = 8 has 4 partitions with exactly two parts: (7,1), (6,2), (5,3), (4,4). Taking the positive differences of the parts in each partition and adding, we get: 6 + 4 + 2 + 0 = 12. - _Wesley Ivan Hurt_, Jun 02 2013
G.f. = 2*x + 6*x^2 + 12*x^3 + 20*x^4 + 30*x^5 + 42*x^6 + 56*x^7 + ... - _Michael Somos_, May 22 2014
From _Miquel Cerda_, Dec 04 2016: (Start)
a(1) = 2, since 45-43 = 2;
a(2) = 6, since 47-45 = 2 and 47-43 = 4, then 2+4 = 6;
a(3) = 12, since 49-47 = 2, 49-45 = 4, and 49-43 = 6, then 2+4+6 = 12. (End)

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Partial sums of A005843 (even numbers). Twice triangular numbers (A000217).
1/beta(n, 2) in A061928.
Cf. A035106, A087811, A119462, A127235, A049598, A124080, A033996, A028896, A046092, A000217, A005563, A046092, A001082, A059300, A059297, A059298, A166373, A002943 (bisection), A002939 (bisection), A078358 (complement).
A036689 and A036690 are subsequences. Cf. numbers of the form n*(n*k-k+4)/2 listed in A226488. - Bruno Berselli, Jun 10 2013
Row n=2 of A185651.
Cf. A007745, A169810, A213541, A005369 (characteristic function).
Cf. A281026. - Bruno Berselli, Jan 16 2017
Cf. A045943 (4-cycles in triangular honeycomb acute knight graph), A028896 (5-cycles), A152773 (6-cycles).
Sequences on the four axes of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A001107, A033991, A007742, A033954; starting at 1: A054552, A054556, A054567, A033951.
Sequences on the four diagonals of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A002939 = 2*A000384, A016742 = 4*A000290, A002943 = 2*A014105, A033996 = 8*A000217; starting at 1: A054554, A053755, A054569, A016754.
Sequences obtained by reading alternate terms on the X and Y axes and the two main diagonals of the square spiral: Starting at 0: A035608, A156859, A002378 = 2*A000217, A137932 = 4*A002620; starting at 1: A317186, A267682, A002061, A080335.
A335064 is a subsequence.
Second column of A003506.
Cf. A002378, A046092, A028896 (irregularities of maximal k-degenerate graphs).
Cf. A347213 (Dgf at s=4).
Cf. A002378, A152811, A371912 (Zagreb indices of maximal k-degenerate graphs).
Cf. A016742, A049450.

a002378 n = n * (n + 1)
a002378_list = zipWith (*) [0..] [1..]
-- Reinhard Zumkeller, Aug 27 2012, Oct 12 2011

[n*(n+1) : n in [0..100]]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 26 2015

A002378 := proc(n)
        n*(n+1) ;
end proc:
seq(A002378(n),n=0..100) ;

Table[n(n + 1), {n, 0, 50}] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 19 2004 *)
oblongQ[n_] := IntegerQ @ Sqrt[4 n + 1]; Select[Range[0, 2600], oblongQ] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Sep 29 2011 *)
2 Accumulate[Range[0, 50]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 11 2011 *)
LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {2, 6, 12}, {0, 20}] (* Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 27 2017 *)

PARI
```
{a(n) = n*(n+1)};
```

concat(0, Vec(2*x/(1-x)^3 + O(x^100))) \\ Altug Alkan, Oct 26 2015

is(n)=my(m=sqrtint(n)); m*(m+1)==n \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 01 2018

is(n)=issquare(4*n+1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 16 2022

def a(n): return n*(n+1)
print([a(n) for n in range(51)]) # Michael S. Branicky, Jan 13 2022

(2 to 100 by 2).scanLeft(0)( + ) // Alonso del Arte, Sep 12 2019

G.f.: 2*x/(1-x)^3. - Simon Plouffe in his 1992 dissertation.
a(n) = a(n-1) + 2*n, a(0) = 0.
Sum_{n >= 1} a(n) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)/3 (cf. A007290, partial sums).
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/a(n) = 1. (Cf. Tijdeman)
Sum_{n >= 1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = log(4) - 1 = A016627 - 1 [Jolley eq (235)].
1 = 1/2 + Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(2*a(n)) = 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/12 + 1/24 + 1/40 + 1/60 + ... with partial sums: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, ... - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 16 2003
a(n)*a(n+1) = a(n*(n+2)); e.g., a(3)*a(4) = 12*20 = 240 = a(3*5). - Charlie Marion, Dec 29 2003
Sum_{k = 1..n} 1/a(k) = n/(n+1). - Robert G. Wilson v, Feb 04 2005
a(n) = A046092(n)/2. - Zerinvary Lajos, Jan 08 2006
Log 2 = Sum_{n >= 0} 1/a(2n+1) = 1/2 + 1/12 + 1/30 + 1/56 + 1/90 + ... = (1 - 1/2) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/5 - 1/6) + (1/7 - 1/8) + ... = Sum_{n >= 0} (-1)^n/(n+1) = A002162. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 22 2003
a(n) = A110660(2*n). - N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 21 2005
a(n-1) = n^2 - n = A000290(n) - A000027(n) for n >= 1. a(n) is the inverse (frequency distribution) sequence of A000194(n). - Mohammad K. Azarian, Jul 26 2007
(2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...) = binomial transform of (2, 4, 2). - Gary W. Adamson, Nov 28 2007
a(n) = 2*Sum_{i=0..n} i = 2*A000217(n). - Artur Jasinski, Jan 09 2007, and Omar E. Pol, May 14 2008
a(n) = A006503(n) - A000292(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Sep 24 2008
a(n) = A061037(4*n) = (n+1/2)^2 - 1/4 = ((2n+1)^2 - 1)/4 = (A005408(n)^2 - 1)/4. - Paul Curtz, Oct 03 2008 and Klaus Purath, Jan 13 2022
a(0) = 0, a(n) = a(n-1) + 1 + floor(x), where x is the minimal positive solution to fract(sqrt(a(n-1) + 1 + x)) = 1/2. - Hieronymus Fischer, Dec 31 2008
E.g.f.: (x+2)*x*exp(x). - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 06 2009
Product_{i >= 2} (1-1/a(i)) = -2*sin(Pi*A001622)/Pi = -2*sin(A094886)/A000796 = 2*A146481. - R. J. Mathar, Mar 12 2009, Mar 15 2009
E.g.f.: ((-x+1)*log(-x+1)+x)/x^2 also Integral_{x = 0..1} ((-x+1)*log(-x+1) + x)/x^2 = zeta(2) - 1. - Stephen Crowley, Jul 11 2009
a(A007018(n)) = A007018(n+1), i.e., A007018(n+1) = A007018(n)-th oblong numbers. - Jaroslav Krizek, Sep 13 2009
a(n) = floor((n + 1/2)^2). a(n) = A035608(n) + A004526(n+1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jan 27 2010
a(n) = 2*(2*A006578(n) - A035608(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 07 2010
a(n-1) = floor(n^5/(n^3 + n^2 + 1)). - Gary Detlefs, Feb 11 2010
For n > 1: a(n) = A173333(n+1, n-1). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 19 2010
a(n) = A004202(A000217(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 12 2011
a(n) = A188652(2*n+1) + 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 13 2011
For n > 0 a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..Pi/2} 2*(sin(x))^(2*n-1)*(cos(x))^3). - Francesco Daddi, Aug 02 2011
a(n) = A002061(n+1) - 1. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 03 2011
a(0) = 0, a(n) = A005408(A034856(n)) - A005408(n-1). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Dec 06 2012
a(n) = A005408(A000096(n)) - A005408(n). - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Dec 07 2012
a(n) = A001318(n) + A085787(n). - Omar E. Pol, Jan 11 2013
Sum_{n >= 1} 1/(a(n))^(2s) = Sum_{t = 1..2*s} binomial(4*s - t - 1, 2*s - 1) * ( (1 + (-1)^t)*zeta(t) - 1). See Arxiv:1301.6293. - R. J. Mathar, Feb 03 2013
a(n)^2 + a(n+1)^2 = 2 * a((n+1)^2), for n > 0. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Apr 08 2013
a(n) = floor(n^2 * e^(1/n)) and a(n-1) = floor(n^2 / e^(1/n)). - Richard R. Forberg, Jun 22 2013
a(n) = 2*C(n+1, 2), for n >= 0. - Felix P. Muga II, Mar 11 2014
A005369(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Jul 05 2014
Binomial transform of [0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, ...]. - Alois P. Heinz, Mar 10 2015
a(2n) = A002943(n) for n >= 0, a(2n-1) = A002939(n) for n >= 1. - M. F. Hasler, Oct 11 2015
For n > 0, a(n) = 1/(Integral_{x=0..1} (x^(n-1) - x^n) dx). - Rick L. Shepherd, Oct 26 2015
a(n) = A005902(n) - A007588(n). - Peter M. Chema, Jan 09 2016
For n > 0, a(n) = lim_{m -> oo} (1/m)*1/(Sum_{i=m*n..m*(n+1)} 1/i^2), with error of ~1/m. - Richard R. Forberg, Jul 27 2016
From Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 28 2016: (Start)
Dirichlet g.f.: zeta(s-2) + zeta(s-1).
Convolution of nonnegative integers (A001477) and constant sequence (A007395).
Sum_{n >= 0} a(n)/n! = 3*exp(1). (End)
From Charlie Marion, Mar 06 2020: (Start)
a(n)*a(n+2k-1) + (n+k)^2 = ((2n+1)*k + n^2)^2.
a(n)*a(n+2k) + k^2 = ((2n+1)*k + a(n))^2. (End)
Product_{n>=1} (1 + 1/a(n)) = cosh(sqrt(3)*Pi/2)/Pi. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 20 2021
A generalization of the Dec 29 2003 formula, a(n)*a(n+1) = a(n*(n+2)), follows. a(n)*a(n+k) = a(n*(n+k+1)) + (k-1)*n*(n+k+1). - Charlie Marion, Jan 02 2023
a(n) = A016742(n) - A049450(n). - Leo Tavares, Mar 15 2025

Additional comments from Michael Somos

Comment and cross-reference added by Christopher Hunt Gribble, Oct 13 2009

A002618 a(n) = n*phi(n).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 2, 6, 8, 20, 12, 42, 32, 54, 40, 110, 48, 156, 84, 120, 128, 272, 108, 342, 160, 252, 220, 506, 192, 500, 312, 486, 336, 812, 240, 930, 512, 660, 544, 840, 432, 1332, 684, 936, 640, 1640, 504, 1806, 880, 1080, 1012, 2162, 768, 2058, 1000

Offset: 1

N. J. A. Sloane

Also Euler phi function of n^2.
For n >= 3, a(n) is also the size of the automorphism group of the dihedral group of order 2n. This automorphism group is isomorphic to the group of transformations x -> ax + b, where a, b and x are integers modulo n and a is coprime to n. Its order is n*phi(n). - Ola Veshta (olaveshta(AT)my-deja.com), Mar 18 2001
Order of metacyclic group of polynomial of degree n. - Artur Jasinski, Jan 22 2008
It appears that this sequence gives the number of permutations of 1, 2, 3, ..., n that are arithmetic progressions modulo n. - John W. Layman, Aug 27 2008
The conjecture by Layman is correct. Obviously any such permutation must have an increment that is prime to n, and almost as obvious that any such increment will work, with any starting value; hence phi(n) * n total. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Jun 09 2009
Consider the numbers from 1 to n^2 written line by line as an n X n square: a(n) = number of numbers that are coprime to all their horizontal and vertical immediate neighbors. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 12 2011
n -> a(n) is injective: a(m) = a(n) implies m = n. - Franz Vrabec, Dec 12 2012 (See Mathematics Stack Exchange link for a proof.)
a(p) = p*(p-1) a pronic number, see A036689 and A002378. - Fred Daniel Kline, Mar 30 2015
Conjecture: All the rational numbers Sum_{i=j..k} 1/a(i) with 0 < min{2,k} <= j <= k have pairwise distinct fractional parts. - Zhi-Wei Sun, Sep 24 2015
From Jianing Song, Aug 25 2023: (Start)
a(n) is the order of the holomorph (see the Wikipedia link) of the cyclic group of order n. Note that Hol(C_n) and Aut(D_{2n}) are isomorphic unless n = 2, where D_{2n} is the dihedral group of order 2*n. See the Wordpress link.
The odd-indexed terms form a subsequence of A341298: the holomorph of an abelian group of odd order is a complete group. See Theorem 3.2, Page 618 of the W. Peremans link. (End)

			a(4) = 8 since phi(4) = 2 and 4 * 2 = 8.
a(5) = 20 since phi(5) = 4 and 5 * 4 = 20.

Peter Giblin, Primes and Programming: An Introduction to Number Theory with Computing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993) p. 116, Exercise 1.10.
J. L. Lagrange, Oeuvres, Vol. III Paris 1869.
N. J. A. Sloane, A Handbook of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1973 (includes this sequence).
N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).

Michael De Vlieger, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000 (first 1000 terms from T. D. Noe)
Daniel Fischer, answer to Injectivity of the function n times the Euler Totient of n, Mathematics Stack Exchange, October 2013.
Mikhail R. Gabdullin and Vitalii V. Iudelevich, Numbers of the form kf(k), arXiv:2201.09287 [math.NT] (2022).
Dmitry Krachun and Zhi-Wei Sun, Each positive rational number has the form phi(m^2)/phi(n^2), arXiv:2001.03736 [math.HO], 2020. See also The American Mathematical Monthly (2020) Vol. 127, Issue 9, 847-849.
F. Luca and A. O. Munagi, The number of permutations which form arithmetic progressions modulo m, Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 2014, DOI: 10.2478/aicu-2014-0053. [Broken link]
C. L. Mallows and N. J. A. Sloane, Notes on A002618, A002619, etc.
W. Peremans, Completeness of Holomorphs, Nederl. Akad. Wetensch. Indag. Math. Proc. Ser. A, 60. (1957) 608-619.
N. J. A. Sloane, Notes on A002618, A002619, etc.
J. E. A. Steggall, On the numbers of patterns which can be derived from certain elements, Mess. Math., 37 (1907), 56-61.
J. E. A. Steggall, On the numbers of patterns which can be derived from certain elements, Mess. Math., 37 (1907), 56-61. [Annotated scanned copy. Note that the scanned pages are out of order]
Wikipedia, Holomorph.
Wordpress, Automorphisms of dihedral groups.

First column of A047916.
Cf. A002619, A011755 (partial sums), A047918, A000010, A053650, A053191, A053192, A036689, A058161, A009262, A082473 (same terms, sorted into ascending order), A256545, A327172 (a left inverse), A327173, A065484.
Subsequence of A323333.

a002618 n = a000010 n * n  -- Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 21 2012

[n*EulerPhi(n): n in [1..150]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 04 2011

with(numtheory):a:=n->phi(n^2): seq(a(n), n=1..50); # Zerinvary Lajos, Oct 07 2007

Table[n EulerPhi[n], {n, 100}] (* Artur Jasinski, Jan 22 2008 *)

numlib::phi(n^2)$ n=1..81 // Zerinvary Lajos, May 13 2008

a(n)=n*eulerphi(n) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 20 2012

from sympy import totient as phi
def a(n): return n*phi(n)
print([a(n) for n in range(1, 51)]) # Michael S. Branicky, Mar 16 2022

[euler_phi(n^2) for n in range(1,51)] # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 06 2009

Multiplicative with a(p^e) = (p-1)*p^(2e-1). - David W. Wilson, Aug 01 2001
Dirichlet g.f.: zeta(s-2)/zeta(s-1). - R. J. Mathar, Feb 09 2011
a(n) = A173557(n) * A102631(n). - R. J. Mathar, Mar 30 2011
From Wolfdieter Lang, May 12 2011: (Start)
a(n)/2 = A023896(n), n >= 2.
a(n)/2 = (1/n) * Sum_{k=1..n-1, gcd(k,n)=1} k, n >= 2 (see A023896 and A076512/A109395). (End)
a(n) = lcm(phi(n^2),n). - Enrique Pérez Herrero, May 11 2012
a(n) = phi(n^2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 16 2013
a(n) = A009195(n) * A009262(n). - Michel Marcus, Oct 24 2013
G.f.: -x + 2*Sum_{k>=1} mu(k)*k*x^k/(1 - x^k)^3. - Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jan 03 2017
a(n) = A082473(A327173(n)), A327172(a(n)) = n. -- Antti Karttunen, Sep 29 2019
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = 2.203856... (A065484). - Amiram Eldar, Sep 30 2019
Define f(x) = #{n <= x: a(n) <= x}. Gabdullin & Iudelevich show that f(x) ~ c*sqrt(x) for c = Product_{p prime} (1 + 1/(p*(p - 1 + sqrt(p^2 - p)))) = 1.3651304521525857... - Charles R Greathouse IV, Mar 16 2022
a(n) = Sum_{d divides n} A001157(d)*A046692(n/d); that is, the Dirichlet convolution of sigma_2(n) and the Dirichlet inverse of sigma_1(n). - Peter Bala, Jan 26 2024

Better description from Labos Elemer, Feb 18 2000

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