Functional equation: $f(x)=\frac x{\prod_{i|x}^{x-1} f(i)}$

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Find an algebraic function $f:\Bbb N\to\Bbb N$ such that

$$f(x)=\frac x{\prod_{i|x}^{x-1} f(i)}$$

and

$$f(1)=1$$

for all $x\in\Bbb N$

I allready know two things:

  1. $f(p^k)=p$ where $p$ is prime and $k\in\Bbb N$

  2. $f(apq)=1$ where $p$ and $q$ is two different primes and $a\in\Bbb N$

I'm looking for a specific function, not just an algorithm.

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You have $$n = \prod_{d\mid n} f(d)$$ so you can use the product version of Möbius inversion to get:

$$f(n)=\prod_{d\mid n} d^{\mu(n/d)}$$

Not sure if that helps, nor if there isn't some other, simpler closed form.

For $n=p^k$ with $p$ prime, we see this is $f(p^k)=\frac{p^k}{p^{k-1}}=p$.

For $n=p^aq^b$, this is $$\frac{(p^aq^b)(p^{a-1}q^{b-1})}{(p^{a-1}q^b)(p^aq^{b-1})}=1$$

I'm guessing it is $f(p^k)=p$ and $f(n)=1$ for $n$ not a prime power.

It certainly seems to work...