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A059891
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a(n) = |{m : multiplicative order of 9 mod m=n}|.
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11
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4, 6, 12, 14, 20, 58, 12, 88, 112, 150, 60, 290, 12, 138, 732, 144, 124, 1088, 60, 670, 740, 570, 28, 13864, 360, 138, 3968, 1362, 252, 22058, 124, 320, 1972, 1146, 732, 10704, 124, 570, 12260, 15176, 124, 60470, 28, 11634, 195728, 282, 508, 116592, 2032
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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The multiplicative order of a mod m, gcd(a,m)=1, is the smallest natural number d for which a^d = 1 (mod m).
a(n) = number of orders of degree-n monic irreducible polynomials over GF(9).
Also, number of primitive factors of 9^n - 1. - Max Alekseyev, May 03 2022
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FORMULA
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a(n) = Sum_{d|n} mu(n/d)*tau(9^d-1), (mu(n) = Moebius function A008683, tau(n) = number of divisors of n A000005).
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with(numtheory):
a:= n-> add(mobius(n/d)*tau(9^d-1), d=divisors(n)):
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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approved
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