Learning Perfect Number

Any number which is a positive integer  is called a perfect number if the sum of the factors(or divisors) of that number is equal to that number itself. Obviously, the factors excludes that number itself. In other words, we can say that a perfect number is an integer whose sum of factors(or divisors) is double the number.


Example of a perfect number

6

Factors of 6 are 1,2,3,6

Sum of the factors of 6(excluding 6) = 1+2+3 = 6 (the number itself)

Hence 6 is a perfect number.

Similarly, 28( factors of 28 excluding itself are 1,2,4,7 and 14, 1+2+4+7+14=28) is a perfect number.

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General form of a perfect number


The general form of a perfect number is given as 2p-1 (2p - 1), where p is a prime number. It is important to note that not all numbers of that form are perfect number but all perfect numbers will be of that form.

for p =2, 2p-1 (2p - 1) = 21 (22  - 1) =2*3 = 6, a perfect number.