Abstract:
Let $\tau_k(n)$ be the number of representations of $n$ as the product of $k$ positive factors, $\tau_2(n)=\tau(n)$. The asymptotics of $\sum_{n\le x}\tau_k(n)\tau(n+1)$ for $80k^{10}(\ln\ln x)^3\le\ln x$ is shown to be uniform with respect to $k$.