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Euler's ø-function and its iterates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

P. Erdős
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of York, England.
R. R. Hall
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of York, England.
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In this paper we continue our study of the values taken by Euler's ø-function begun in [1]–[3]. Let ør(n) be the iterated ø-function, that is ør(n) = ø{ør-1(n} where ø1 = ø1. Let

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Copyright © University College London 1977

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