A059910 a(n) = |{m : multiplicative order of n mod m = 5}|.

0, 1, 4, 6, 9, 4, 4, 6, 20, 9, 8, 2, 6, 6, 12, 44, 5, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 4, 2, 56, 13, 20, 4, 6, 2, 40, 6, 18, 12, 12, 44, 63, 6, 28, 4, 16, 14, 8, 2, 18, 12, 28, 14, 70, 3, 42, 12, 42, 6, 24, 8, 56, 44, 60, 6, 60, 2, 4, 90, 21, 20, 24, 2, 18, 60, 88, 6, 12, 2, 28, 26, 6, 28, 8, 14, 170

Offset: 1

Author

Vladeta Jovovic, Feb 08 2001

Keywords

• easy
• nonn

Comments

The multiplicative order of a mod m, gcd(a,m) = 1, is the smallest natural number d for which a^d = 1 (mod m).

Crossrefs

Cf. A059907-A059909, A059911, A059499, A059885-A059892, A002326, A053446-A053452, A002329, A055205, A048691, A048785.

Programs

Mathematica

a[n_] := Subtract @@ DivisorSigma[0, {n^5-1, n-1}]; a[1] = 0; Array[a, 100] (* Amiram Eldar, Jan 25 2025 *)

PARI

a(n) = if(n == 1, 0, numdiv(n^5-1) - numdiv(n-1)); \\ Amiram Eldar, Jan 25 2025

Formula

a(n) = tau(n^5-1)-tau(n-1), where tau(n) = number of divisors of n A000005. Generally, if b(n, r) = |{m : multiplicative order of n mod m = r}| then b(n, r) = Sum_{d|r} mu(d)*tau(n^(r/d)-1), where mu(n) = Moebius function A008683.