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2023/103/1-2 (16) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2023.9656 — pp. 257-267

On the equation $F(n^3)=F(n^3-1)+D$ and some conjectures

Authors: Imre Kátai, Bui Minh Mai Khanh and Bui Minh Phong

Abstract:

We prove that if the complex number $D$ and the completely multiplicative function $F$ satisfy the equation $F(n^3)=F(n^3-1)+D$ for every positive integer $n>1$, then $F$ is the identity function if $D\neq 0$. In the case $D=0$, there are two solutions $F$. We also state three conjectures and prove some partial results.

Keywords: completely multiplicative functions, the identity function

Mathematics Subject Classification: 11N64, 11K65, 11A25