Divisor Counting Function as Convolution

Theorem

The divisor counting function can be expressed as the Dirichlet convolution

\[ d = 1 \ast 1\]

where \(1\) is the constant function \(1(n) = 1\).

Proof
\[ (1 \ast 1)(n) = \sum_{d \mid n} 1(d) \cdot 1\left(\frac{d}{n}\right) = \sum_{d \mid n} 1 = d(n)\]