A NEW INEQUALITY FOR THE SMARANDACHE FUNCTION

Mihaly Bencze
Str. Hannanului 6
2212 Sacele 3, jUdo Brasov
Romania.
Theorem. Let SCm)=min {kE N: mi k!} be the Smarandache Function.
and a k , b k E N* (k=1,2, ... ,n), then we have the following inequality ,
n b k
S(TI (a k
lc=l
Proof:
n n
I,C a
k
TIC a
k
bJ!
k-I
*
n n
b
k
TIC a
k
TI
1.:=1 k-I 1.:=1
(
a
l
bl -i- a
2
b:; + ,., + am b m
a
l
b I
'I I a 2 b 2 -+- ... ..:... a m b m \ / a m-l b m- 1 + a m b m\
) \ a
2
b 2 ) ... \ a m-I b m-l )
a
3a
k
k)\ (, 2a k\ \
a
k
I; E N*
From this result
k=1
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