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Abundancy


The abundancy of a number n is defined as the ratio sigma(n)/n, where sigma(n) is the divisor function. For n=1, 2, ..., the first few values are 1, 3/2, 4/3, 7/4, 6/5, 2, 8/7, 15/8, 13/9, 9/5, 12/11, 7/3, 14/13, ... (OEIS A017665 and A017666).

A positive integer n for which sigma(n)/n is an integer is called a multiperfect number. The first few are 1, 6, 28, 120, 496, 672, 8128, ... (OEIS A007691), corresponding to the abundancies 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, ... (OEIS A054030).


See also

Abundance, Abundant Number, Multiperfect Number

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References

Guy, R. K. "The Second Strong Law of Small Numbers." Math. Mag. 63, 3-20, 1990.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequences A007691/M4182, A017665, A017666, and A054030 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Abundancy." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Abundancy.html

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