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Arithmetic properties of the sum of the first \(n\) values of the Euler function

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We give an upper bound on the counting function of the set of \(n\) such that the summatory function of the Euler function up to \(n\) is a square. Our estimate improves upon a previous estimate provided by Florian Luca and A. Sankaranarayanan.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the referees for comments which improved the quality of our paper. The second author worked on this paper during Summer of 2007 when he visited the Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, India. He thanks the people of that institute for their hospitality and the TWAS for support.

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  1. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, 600 113, India

    R. Balasubramanian

  2. School of Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, P. O. Box Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Florian Luca

  3. Mathematical Institute, UNAM Juriquilla, 76230, Santiago de Querétaro, México

    Florian Luca

  4. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa

    Dimbinaina Ralaivaosaona

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Balasubramanian, R., Luca, F. & Ralaivaosaona, D. Arithmetic properties of the sum of the first \(n\) values of the Euler function. Bol. Soc. Mat. Mex. 21, 9–17 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40590-014-0045-3

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