Euler Phi Function of 56
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Example of Use of Euler $\phi$ Function
- $\map \phi {56} = 24$
where $\phi$ denotes the Euler $\phi$ Function.
Proof
From Euler Phi Function of Integer:
- $\ds \map \phi n = n \prod_{p \mathop \divides n} \paren {1 - \frac 1 p}$
where $p \divides n$ denotes the primes which divide $n$.
We have that:
- $56 = 2^3 \times 7$
Thus:
\(\ds \map \phi {56}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 56 \paren {1 - \dfrac 1 2} \paren {1 - \dfrac 1 7}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 56 \times \frac 1 2 \times \frac 6 7\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4 \times 1 \times 6\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 24\) |
$\blacksquare$