Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
In this note the arithmetic functions L(n) and w(n) denote respectively the number and product of the distinct prime divisors of the integer n ≥ 1, and L(l) = 0, w(l) = 1. An arithmetic function f is called multiplicative if f(1) = 1 and f(mn) = f(m)f(n) whenever (m, n) = 1. It is known ([1], [3], [4]) that every multiplicative function f satisfies the identity
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