The '''arithmetic derivative''' of an integer (more specifically, the
'''Lagarias arithmetic derivative''') is a function defined for integers, based on prime
factorization, by analogy with the product rule for the derivative of a function that is
used in mathematical analysis. Accordingly, for natural numbers n, the arithmetic
derivative D(n) is defined as follows:
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;*. (Leibniz rule for derivatives).
Additionally, for negative integers the arithmetic derivative may be defined as .
; Examples
and (both are prime) so if , then .
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; Task
Find and show the arithmetic derivatives for -99 through 100.
; Stretch task
Find (the arithmetic derivative of ) then divided by 7, where m is from 1 to 20.
; See also
;* [[oeis:A003415|OEIS:A003415 - a(n) = n' = arithmetic derivative of n.]]
;*[[wp:Arithmetic_derivative|Wikipedia: Arithmetic Derivative]]