Conquering Basic Properties of Even Perfect Numbers Using the Gun of Finite Series

  • Nicquala Shields Savannah State University Savannah
  • Mulatu Lemma Savannah State University Savannah,
Keywords: Prime Numbers,, Perfect numbers, Triangular numbers.

Abstract

Mathematicians have been fascinated for centuries by the properties and patterns of
numbers. They have noticed that some numbers are equal to the sum of all of their factors (not
including the number itself). Such numbers are called perfect numbers. Thus a positive integer is
called a perfect number if it is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors. The search for
perfect numbers began in ancient times. The four perfect numbers 6, 28, 496, and 8128 seem to
have been known from ancient times. In this paper, we will investigate some important basic
properties of perfect numbers.

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Author Biographies

Nicquala Shields, Savannah State University Savannah

Department of Mathematics
Noyce Program

Mulatu Lemma, Savannah State University Savannah,

Department of Mathematics
Noyce Program

Published
2017-11-30
How to Cite
Shields, N., & Lemma, M. (2017). Conquering Basic Properties of Even Perfect Numbers Using the Gun of Finite Series. IJRDO -JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS, 3(11), 01-06. https://doi.org/10.53555/m.v3i11.1595