Quasiperfect_number

Quasiperfect number

Quasiperfect number

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In mathematics, a quasiperfect number is a natural number n for which the sum of all its divisors (the divisor function σ(n)) is equal to 2n + 1. Equivalently, n is the sum of its non-trivial divisors (that is, its divisors excluding 1 and n). No quasiperfect numbers have been found so far.

The quasiperfect numbers are the abundant numbers of minimal abundance (which is 1).

Theorems

If a quasiperfect number exists, it must be an odd square number greater than 1035 and have at least seven distinct prime factors.[1]

Numbers do exist where the sum of all the divisors σ(n) is equal to 2n + 2: 20, 104, 464, 650, 1952, 130304, 522752 ... (sequence A088831 in the OEIS). Many of these numbers are of the form 2n−1(2n − 3) where 2n − 3 is prime (instead of 2n − 1 with perfect numbers). In addition, numbers exist where the sum of all the divisors σ(n) is equal to 2n − 1, such as the powers of 2.

Betrothed numbers relate to quasiperfect numbers like amicable numbers relate to perfect numbers.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Hagis, Peter; Cohen, Graeme L. (1982). "Some results concerning quasiperfect numbers". J. Austral. Math. Soc. Ser. A. 33 (2): 275–286. doi:10.1017/S1446788700018401. MR 0668448.

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