The korselt set of pq

Othman Echi*, Nejib Ghanmi

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Abstract

Let α ∈ Z\{0}. A positive integer N is said to be an α-Korselt number (K α-number, for short) if N ≠ α and N-α is a multiple of p-α for each prime divisor p of N. By the Korselt set of N, we mean the set of all α ∈ Z\{0} such that N is a K α-number; this set will be denoted by KS(N). Given a squarefree composite number, it is not easy to provide its Korselt set and Korselt weight both theoretically and computationally. The simplest kind of squarefree composite number is the product of two distinct prime numbers. Even for this kind of numbers, the Korselt set is far from being characterized. Let p, q be two distinct prime numbers. This paper sheds some light on KS(pq).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-309
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Number Theory
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Carmichael number
  • Korselt number
  • Korselt set
  • prime number
  • squarefree composite number

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Algebra and Number Theory

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