[seqfan] Re: 2^n - 2

[Leroy Quet]

Never mind. Poulet numbers, which are composite, will have an a(n) of 1, which is not their greatest proper divisor.

Yes, it was a dumb question.

Sorry, thanks,
Leroy Quet

--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Leroy Quet <q1qq2qqq3qqqq at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Leroy Quet <q1qq2qqq3qqqq at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [seqfan]  2^n - 2
> To: seqfan at seqfan.eu
> Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 4:32 PM
> 
> Let a(n) be the smallest positive integer such that
> a(n)* (2^n - 2) is divisible by n.
> 
> This is probably a dumb question, but is
> {a(k)} the same as sequence A032742, where A032742(n) = the
> largest proper divisor of n?
> 
> Thanks,
> Leroy Quet
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