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Distribution of prime divisors of non-homogeneous Beatty sequences


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Low, C. W. and Sapar, S. H. and Deraman, F. and Johari, M. A.M. and Yunos, F. (2026) Distribution of prime divisors of non-homogeneous Beatty sequences. Uzbek Mathematical Journal, 70 (1). pp. 126-131. ISSN 2010-7269

Abstract

Non-homogeneous Beatty sequence is a sequence of positive integer that taking the floor value of irrational numbers. This paper using the prime counting function, π(x) to estimate the cardinality of total distinct prime divisors of a non-homogeneous Beatty sequence. When the parameters in the non-homogeneous Beatty sequence are sufficiently large, a better estimation can be obtained. From this study, we found that for a fixed irrational θ > 1 and a real λ > 0, the the cardinality of total distinct prime divisors is less than or equals to the prime counting function of the last term. That is |A| ≤ π(⌊Nθ + λ⌋) where A is the set of total distinct prime divisors of a non-homogeneous Beatty sequence (⌊nθ +λ⌋) up( to Nth term. Also, when parameters are sufficiently large, the following √ ) estimation is sharper, |A| ≤θ2 + λ (log N) .


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Analysis
Subject: Algebra and Number Theory
Subject: Statistics and Probability
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Institute for Mathematical Research
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.29229/uzmj.2026-1-13
Publisher: Romanovsky Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Keywords: Beatty sequence; Prime counting function; Prime divisor
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Depositing User: MS. HADIZAH NORDIN
Date Deposited: 30 Apr 2026 15:28
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2026 15:28
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/125100
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