perfect numbers

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:application in cryptography and computer science.
gptkbp:are numbers that are equal to the sum of their proper divisors
gptkbp:conjecture the existence of odd perfect numbers.
gptkbp:connects number theory
gptkbp:defines a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, excluding itself.
gptkbp:discovered_by ancient Greek mathematicians.
gptkbp:euclid's_theorem if 2^p -1 is prime, then 2^(p-1)(2^p -1) is perfect.
gptkbp:even_perfect_numbers all known perfect numbers are even.
gptkbp:example 6, 28, 496, 8128, 33550336.
gptkbp:first_known_example gptkb:6
gptkbp:first_known_example_year circa 300 AD
gptkbp:has_implications_for in various branches of mathematics.
gptkbp:has_limitations no odd perfect numbers have been found.
gptkbp:has_property they are always even.
gptkbp:historical_research studied by mathematicians like Euclid and Euler.
gptkbp:historical_significance in the development of number theory.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label perfect numbers
gptkbp:is_explored_in modern mathematicians.
gptkbp:is_studied_in has implications in algebra.
has implications in analysis.
has implications in combinatorics.
has implications in computational mathematics.
has implications in geometry.
has implications in logic.
has implications in mathematical aesthetics.
has implications in mathematical anthropology.
has implications in mathematical architecture.
has implications in mathematical art.
has implications in mathematical biology.
has implications in mathematical communication.
has implications in mathematical culture.
has implications in mathematical design.
has implications in mathematical economics.
has implications in mathematical education.
has implications in mathematical entrepreneurship.
has implications in mathematical ethics.
has implications in mathematical finance.
has implications in mathematical history.
has implications in mathematical innovation.
has implications in mathematical linguistics.
has implications in mathematical literature.
has implications in mathematical logic.
has implications in mathematical modeling.
has implications in mathematical music.
has implications in mathematical philosophy.
has implications in mathematical physics.
has implications in mathematical policy.
has implications in mathematical psychology.
has implications in mathematical sociology.
has implications in mathematical statistics.
has implications in mathematical technology.
has implications in numerical analysis.
has implications in set theory.
has implications in topology.
gptkbp:mathematical_properties they are related to the divisors of integers.
gptkbp:mathematical_research continues to this day.
gptkbp:mathematical_significance important in the study of number theory.
gptkbp:notable_examples 6, 28, 496.
gptkbp:odd_perfect_numbers no known odd perfect numbers exist.
gptkbp:related_concept abundant numbers
deficient numbers
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Mersenne_primes
amicable numbers.
sociable numbers.
gptkbp:relationship_with Fermat's Last Theorem.
gptkbp:sum_of_divisors_function related to the σ(n) function.
gptkbp:theory related to the distribution of prime numbers.
gptkbp:used_in various mathematical proofs.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matar_Prime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6