Divisibility by 2 of Stirling-like numbers
Divisibility by 2 of Stirling-like numbers
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10.1090/s0002-9939-1990-1036984-4
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1990-03
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D. M. Davis
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D. M. Davis
We give a characterization of functions of the form f(n) = v(n E), where v(-) denotes the exponent of 2, and E is a 2-adic integer. We show that it applies to the restriction to even or odd integers of the function f (n) = v(a * 5n + b * 3n + c), with mild restrictions on a, b, and c. This function is closely related to divisibility of certain Stirling numbers of the second kind. Let v (m) denote the exponent of 2 in m, and let N denote the set of nonnegative integers. Our first result is a characterization of a certain class of functions. We think of a 2-adic integer as a possibly infinite sum of distinct 2-powers. Theorem 1. Let f be a function N -k N U {oo}. Then the following are equivalent: (i) There is a 2-adic integer E such that f(n) = v(n E) for all n; (ii) For all n and d, = =d if d f(n) if d = f(n) =f(n) if d > f(n); (iii) f satisfies (a) for all n, f (n + 2f (n)) > f(n), and (b) if d 1 2e, with e1 f(n). Received by the editors September 29, 1989 and, in revised form, January 11, 1990. 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification (1985 Revision). Primary 11 B73.