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Perfect Numbers

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  • Aug 16 2010 11:30 PM

    Elisa Ramirez // Elisa Ramirez

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This article, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, discusses the history of the study of perfect numbers, by the ancient Egyptians, Pythagoras, and other mathematicians. Information covered includes definitions of the concepts involved and details of the work by mathematicians from ancient to modern time.

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