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On Even Perfect Numbers II

Number Theory 2020-01-24 v1

Abstract

Let k>2k>2 be a prime such that 2k12^k-1 is a Mersenne prime. Let n=2α1pn = 2^{\alpha-1}p, where α>1\alpha>1 and p<32α11p<3\cdot 2^{\alpha-1}-1 is an odd prime. Continuing the work of Cai et al. and Jiang, we prove that n  σk(n)n\ |\ \sigma_k(n) if and only if nn is an even perfect number 2k1(2k1)\neq 2^{k-1}(2^k-1). Furthermore, if n=2α1pβ1n = 2^{\alpha-1}p^{\beta-1} for some β>1\beta>1, then n  σ5(n)n\ |\ \sigma_5(n) if and only if nn is an even perfect number 496\neq 496.

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@article{arxiv.2001.08633,
  title  = {On Even Perfect Numbers II},
  author = {Hung Viet Chu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.08633},
  year   = {2020}
}

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