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Putnam 1976 B6

  • Session B

B-6. As usual, let σ(N)\sigma(N) denote the sum of all the (positive integral) divisors of NN. (Included among these divisors are II and NN itself.) For example, if pp is a prime, then σ(p)=p+1\sigma(p)=p+1. Motivated by the notion of a "perfect" number, a positive integer NN is called "quasiperfect" if σ(N)=2N+1\sigma(N)=2 N+1. Prove that every quasiperfect number is the square of an odd integer.

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