Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5772589 | Journal of Number Theory | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Let n be a positive integer and f(x) be a polynomial with nonnegative integer coefficients. We prove that lcmân/2ââ¤iâ¤n{f(i)}â¥2nâ1ân/2â for any positive integer n, where ân/2â denotes the smallest integer that is not less than n/2. This improves the lower bound obtained by Hong, Luo, Qian and Wang in 2013. For the least common multiple of the first n positive integers, we show that lcm1â¤iâ¤n{i}â¥2nâ3(nâ1)nâ22 for any integer nâ¥7, which improves the lower bound obtained by Nair in 1982 and by Farhi in 2009. For the least common multiple of consecutive quadratic progression terms, by using the integration method combined with a little more detailed analysis on the absolute value of complex numbers, we further show that lcmân/2ââ¤iâ¤n{ai2+c}â¥2nâ1ân/2ââ
minâ¡(a,ac) for any positive integer n, where a and c are two positive integers. This improves and extends the results obtained by Farhi in 2005 and Oon in 2013, respectively.
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Authors
Shaofang Hong, Guoyou Qian,