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Erdős–Nicolas number
Named after Paul Erdős, Jean-Louis Nicolas
Publication year1975
Author of publication Erdős, P., Nicolas, J. L.
Subsequence of Abundant numbers
First terms 24, 2016, 8190
Largest known term3304572752464376776401640967110656
OEIS index

In number theory, an Erdős–Nicolas number is a number that is not perfect, but that equals one of the partial sums of its divisors. That is, a number n is an Erdős–Nicolas number when there exists another number m such that

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The first ten Erdős–Nicolas numbers are

24, 2016, 8190, 42336, 45864, 392448, 714240, 1571328, 61900800 and 91963648. ( OEISA194472)

They are named after Paul Erdős and Jean-Louis Nicolas, who wrote about them in 1975. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ De Koninck, Jean-Marie (2009). Those Fascinating Numbers. American Mathematical Soc. p. 141. ISBN  978-0-8218-4807-4.
  2. ^ Erdős, P.; Nicolas, J.L. (1975), "Répartition des nombres superabondants" (PDF), Bull. Soc. Math. France, 79 (103): 65–90, doi: 10.24033/bsmf.1793, Zbl  0306.10025