PERFECT NUMBERS: AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION

The number 6 is unique in that 6 = 1+2+3, where 1, 2, and 3 are all of the proper divisors of 6. The number 28 also shares this property, for 28 = 1+2+4+7+14. These “perfect” numbers have seen a great deal of mathematical study—indeed, many of the basic theorems of number theory stem from the investigation of the ................
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