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Number of factorizations of n into factors k > 1 for which there are equal number of odd-indexed primes (A031368) as there are even-indexed primes (A031215) in their prime factorization.

The trivariate g.f. with x marking weight (i.e., sum of the parts), t marking number of odd parts and s marking number of even parts, is 1/product((1-tx^(2j-1))(1-sx^(2j)), j=1..infinity). - Emeric Deutsch, Mar 30 2006

Let p(n,x) be the completely additive polynomial-valued function such that p(1,x) = 0 and p(prime(n),x) = x^(n-1), like is defined in A206284 (although here we are not limited to just irreducible polynomials). Then a(n) is the value of the polynomial encoded in such a manner by n, when it is evaluated at x=-1. - The original definition rewritten and clarified by Antti Karttunen, Oct 03 2018

Positions of 0 give the values of n for which the polynomial p(n,x) is divisible by x+1. For related sequences, see the Mathematica section.

Also the number of odd prime indices of n minus the number of even prime indices of n (both counted with multiplicity), where a prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. - Gus Wiseman, Oct 24 2023

These are the Heinz numbers of the integer partitions counted by A241638.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798, sum A056239(n).

The Heinz number of a partition (y_1,...,y_k) is prime(y_1)*...*prime(y_k), so these are numbers with the same number of even prime indices as odd conjugate prime indices.

These are also partitions for which the number of even parts is equal to the positive alternating sum of the parts.

The positive integers are partitioned between this sequence, A332821 and A332822, which list the integers in respective cosets of the subgroup.

As the sequence lists the integers in a multiplicative subgroup of the positive rationals, the sequence is closed under multiplication and, provided the result is an integer, under division.

It follows that for any n in this sequence, all powers n^k are present (k >= 0), as are all cubes.

If we take each odd term of this sequence and replace each prime in its factorization by the next smaller prime, the resulting numbers are a permutation of the full sequence; and if we take the square root of each square term we get the full sequence.

There are no primes in the sequence, therefore if k is present and p is a prime, k*p and k/p are absent (noting that k/p might not be an integer). This property extends from primes to all terms of A050376 (often called Fermi-Dirac primes), therefore to squares of primes, 4th powers of primes etc.

The terms are the even numbers in A332821 halved. The terms are also the numbers m such that 5m is in A332821, and so on for alternate primes: 11, 17, 23 etc. Likewise, the terms are the numbers m such that 3m is in A332822, and so on for alternate primes: 7, 13, 19 etc.

The numbers that are half of the even terms of this sequence are in A332822, which consists exactly of those numbers. The numbers that are one third of the terms that are multiples of 3 are in A332821, which consists exactly of those numbers. These properties extend in a pattern of alternating primes as described in the previous paragraph.

If k is an even number, exactly one of {k/2, k, 2k} is in the sequence (cf. A191257 / A067368 / A213258); and generally if k is a multiple of a prime p, exactly one of {k/p, k, k*p} is in the sequence.

If m and n are in this sequence then so is m*n (the definition of "multiplicative semigroup"), while if n is in this sequence, and x is in the complement A359830, then n*x is in A359830. This essentially follows from the fact that A048675 is totally additive sequence. Compare to A329609. - Antti Karttunen, Jan 17 2023

For any number n > 0, let f(n) be the polynomial in a single indeterminate x where the coefficient of x^e is the prime(1+e)-adic valuation of n (where prime(k) denotes the k-th prime); f establishes a bijection between the positive numbers and the polynomials in a single indeterminate x with nonnegative integer coefficients; let g be the inverse of f; T(n, k) = g(f(n) * f(k)).

This table has many similarities with A248601.

For any n > 0 and m > 0, f(n * m) = f(n) + f(m).

Also, f(1) = 0 and f(2) = 1.

The function f can be naturally extended to the set of positive rational numbers: if r = u/v (not necessarily in reduced form), then f(r) = f(u) - f(v); as such, f is a homomorphism from the multiplicative group of positive rational numbers to the additive group of polynomials of a single indeterminate x with integer coefficients.

See A297473 for the main diagonal of T.

As a binary operation, T(.,.) is related to A306697(.,.) and A329329(.,.). When their operands are terms of A050376 (sometimes called Fermi-Dirac primes) the three operations give the same result. However the rest of the multiplication table for T(.,.) can be derived from these results because T(.,.) distributes over integer multiplication (A003991), whereas for A306697 and A329329, the equivalent derivation uses distribution over A059896(.,.) and A059897(.,.) respectively. - Peter Munn, Mar 25 2020

From Peter Munn, Jun 16 2021: (Start)

The operation defined by this sequence can be extended to be the multiplicative operator of a ring over the positive rationals that is isomorphic to the polynomial ring Z[x]. The extended function f (described in the author's original comments) is the isomorphism we use, and it has the same relationship with the extended operation that exists between their unextended equivalents.

Denoting this extension of T(.,.) as t_Q(.,.), we get t_Q(n, 1/k) = t_Q(1/n, k) = 1/T(n, k) and t_Q(1/n, 1/k) = T(n, k) for positive integers n and k. The result for other rationals is derived from the distributive property: t_Q(q, r*s) = t_Q(q, r) * t_Q(q, s); t_Q(q*r, s) = t_Q(q, s) * t_Q(r, s). This may look unusual because standard multiplication of rational numbers takes on the role of the ring's additive group.

There are many OEIS sequences that can be shown to be a list of the integers in an ideal of this ring. See the cross-references.

There are some completely additive sequences that similarly define by extension completely additive functions on the positive rationals that can be shown to be homomorphisms from this ring onto the integer ring Z, and these functions relate to some of the ideals. For example, the extended function of A048675, denoted A048675_Q, maps i/j to A048675(i) - A048675(j) for positive integers i and j. For any positive integer k, the set {r rational > 0 : k divides A048675_Q(r)} forms an ideal of the ring; for k=2 and k=3 the integers in this ideal are listed in A003159 and A332820 respectively.

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As a binary operation, this sequence defines a commutative monoid over the positive integers that is isomorphic to multiplication. The self-inverse permutation A225546(.) provides an isomorphism. This monoid therefore has unique factorization. Its primes are the even terms of A050376: 2, 4, 16, 256, ..., which in standard integer multiplication are the powers of 2 with powers of 2 as exponents.

In this monoid, in contrast, the powers of 2 run through the squarefree numbers, the k-th power of 2 being A019565(k). 4 is irreducible and its powers are the squares of the squarefree numbers, the k-th power of 4 being A019565(k)^2 (where "^2" denotes standard integer squaring); and so on with powers of 16, 256, ...

In many cases the product of two numbers is the same here as in standard integer multiplication. See the formula section for details.