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Strong Achilles Numbers

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A positive integer n is powerful if p2 is a divisor of n for every prime factor p in n.

A positive integer n is a perfect power if n can be expressed as a power of another positive integer.

A positive integer n is an Achilles number if n is powerful but not a perfect power. For example, 864 and 1800 are Achilles numbers: 864=2533 and 1800=233252.

We shall call a positive integer S a Strong Achilles number if both S and ϕ(S) are Achilles numbers.1
For example, 864 is a Strong Achilles number: ϕ(864)=288=2532. However, 1800 isn't a Strong Achilles number because: ϕ(1800)=480=253151.

There are 7 Strong Achilles numbers below 104 and 656 below 108.

How many Strong Achilles numbers are there below 1018?

1 ϕ denotes Euler's totient function.

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