# SOLUTION: prove that a perfact number can be written as a sum of (2^n)-1 consicutine numbers for some n.

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 Question 475361: prove that a perfact number can be written as a sum of (2^n)-1 consicutine numbers for some n.Answer by richard1234(5390)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!First, we have to assume that all perfect numbers N can be written as for positive integer k. Let m, m+1, ..., (m+2^n)-2 be the (2^n) - 1 consecutive numbers, in which their sum is We want to show that all perfect numbers N can be expressed in this form. However, if we set m = 1 the solution becomes trivial. Alternatively, we can let in which N becomes the sum of the first (2^k) - 1 integers.