Divisor sum function

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Definition

Let n be a natural number. The divisor sum function of n, denoted σ(n), is defined in the following equivalent ways:

  1. σ is the Dirichlet product of the identity function on the natural numbers and the all-one function: the function sending every natural number to 1.
  2. We have σ(n)=d|nd.

σ is a multiplicative function but not a completely multiplicative function.