Number theoryDifficulty 5.7AIME, harderProve itBrazil
Let d(n) be the number of positive divisors of n. Show that n(21+31+⋯+n1)≤d(1)+d(2)+⋯+d(n)≤n(1+21+31+⋯+n1)
Solution
Let's count the number N of pairs (j,k) such that j divides k and 1≤j,k≤n. Fixing j, we must count the multiples of j, which is ⌊jn⌋. So N=⌊1n⌋+⌊2n⌋+⌊3n⌋+⋯+⌊nn⌋ Fixing k, we must count the number of divisors of k, which is d(k) and then N=d(1)+d(2)+⋯+d(n). So d(1)+d(2)+⋯+d(n)=⌊1n⌋+⌊2n⌋+⌊3n⌋+⋯+⌊nn⌋ and since x−1<⌊x⌋≤x (1n−1)+(2n−1)+⋯+(nn−1)<d(1)+d(2)+⋯+d(n)≤1n+2n+⋯+nn n(21+31+⋯+n1)≤d(1)+d(2)+⋯+d(n)≤n(1+21+31+⋯+n1)
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