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Where do odd perfect numbers live?

Number Theory 2018-01-22 v1

Abstract

The existence of a perfect odd number is an old open problem of number theory. An Euler's theorem states that if an odd integer n n is perfect, then n n is written as n=prm2 n = p ^ rm ^ 2 , where r,m r, m are odd numbers, p p is a prime number of the form 4k+1 4 k + 1 and (p,m)=1 (p, m) = 1 , where (x,y) (x, y) denotes the greatest common divisor of x x and y y . In this article we show that the exponent r r , of p p , in this equation, is necessarily equal to 1. That is, if n n is an odd perfect number, then n n is written as n=pm2. n = pm ^ 2.

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@article{arxiv.1801.06182,
  title  = {Where do odd perfect numbers live?},
  author = {Aldi Nestor de Souza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.06182},
  year   = {2018}
}

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