Möbius Mu function

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The Möbius mu function denoted μ(n) supported on the natural numbers and has implications in number theory. It has the value,

  • μ(1) = 1
  • μ(n) = − 1 if n is prime or has an odd number of prime factors
  • μ(n) = 1 if n has an even number of prime factors

The first 10 values are

n factors μ(n)
1 n/a 1
2 2 -1
3 3 -1
4 22 0
5 5 -1
6 2,3 1
7 7 -1
8 23 0
9 32 0
10 2,5 1
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