A Divisibility Property of Primitive Chord Moments

For integers n ≥ 2, we consider an integer-valued expression in Euler's totient and the second and fourth Jordan totients. Classical finite trigonometric sums identify it with a sum of squared differences of inverse squared chord lengths. An elementary congruence argument shows that its values are divisible by 576, and by 2880 except at n = 5. We determine the exact common divisors, the zero set, and the unique least positive value.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-07
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24029769
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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A Divisibility Property of Primitive Chord Moments

Kenichi Yamagata
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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A Divisibility Property of Primitive Chord Moments

Kenichi Yamagata
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Abstract

For integers n ≥ 2, we consider an integer-valued expression in Euler's totient and the second and fourth Jordan totients. Classical finite trigonometric sums identify it with a sum of squared differences of inverse squared chord lengths. An elementary congruence argument shows that its values are divisible by 576, and by 2880 except at n = 5. We determine the exact common divisors, the zero set, and the unique least positive value.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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