Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: An important unsolved question in number theory is the Lehmer's totient problem that asks whether there exists any composite number $n$ such that $φ(n)\mid n-1$, where $φ$ is the Euler's totient function. It is known that if any such $n$ exists, it must be odd, square-free, greater that $10^{30}$, and divisible by at least $15$ distinct primes. Such a number must be also a Carmichael number. In this short note, we discuss a group-theoretical analogous problem involving the function that counts the number of automorphisms of a finite group. Another way to generalize the Lehmer's totient problem is also proposed.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Tărnăuceanu, Marius
Language: English
Subfield: Algebra and Number Theory
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4286894795