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Totient divisibility along divisors (d∣n⟹φ(d)∣φ(n))

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Write n=∏pap​ and d=∏pbp​, with 0≤bp​≤ap​. The prime-power formula for the Euler totient function gives an integer contribution to φ(n)/φ(d) from each prime: it is pap​−bp​ when bp​>0, and pap​−1(p−1) when bp​=0<ap​. Multiplying proves the divisibility assertion, including d=1 with φ(1)=1.

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