The classical Möbius function: μ(n) is an important multiplicative function in number theory and combinatorics.

There are several ways to implement a Möbius function.

A fairly straightforward method is to find the prime factors of a positive integer n, then define μ(n) based on the sum of the primitive factors. It has the values {−1, 0, 1} depending on the factorization of n:

 μ(1) is defined to be 1.
 μ(n) = 1 if n is a square-free positive integer with an even number of prime factors.
 μ(n) = −1 if n is a square-free positive integer with an odd number of prime factors.
 μ(n) = 0 if n has a squared prime factor.


Task

 Write a routine (function, procedure, whatever) μ(n) to find the Möbius number for a positive integer n.
 Use that routine to find and display here, on this page, at least the first 99 terms in a grid layout. (Not just one long line or column of numbers.)


See also

 Wikipedia: Möbius function


Related Tasks

 Mertens function


require 'prime'
 
def μ(n)
  pd = n.prime_division
  return 0 unless pd.map(&:last).all?(1)
  pd.size.even? ? 1 : -1
end
 
(["  "] + (1..199).map{|n|"%2s" % μ(n)}).each_slice(20){|line| puts line.join(" ") }
 
 