SOLUTION: Odd Perfect Numbers.
Descartes suggested (and later confirmed by Euler) that if an odd perfect number does exist, it must be of the form 𝑁=𝑃𝑀^2 where 𝑃 is prime and M
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Question 1209456: Odd Perfect Numbers.
Descartes suggested (and later confirmed by Euler) that if an odd perfect number does exist, it must be of the form 𝑁=𝑃𝑀^2 where 𝑃 is prime and M a positive
odd >1.
Because a perfect number equals the sum of it's proper devisers, we can rewrite the above equation as:
𝑁=𝑃𝑀^2=𝑃+𝑃𝑀+𝑀^2+𝑀+1
𝑃*𝑀^2-𝑃𝑀-𝑃=𝑀^2+𝑀+1
𝑃(𝑀^2-𝑀-1) = 𝑀^2+𝑀+1
𝑃=(𝑀^2+𝑀+1)/(𝑀^2−𝑀−1)
It's clear from the last derivation, as M grows, in the limit P will tend to 1,
because the values of M+1 and M-1 would be negligible compared to M^2 as M grows. This mean 𝑁=𝑃𝑀^2 has no positive integer solutions.
Was Descartes wrong or am I missing something?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, math_tutor2020:
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Answer by math_tutor2020(3816) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Of course ikleyn uses AI. Doesn't surprise me. Nothing of hers is original.
She should stop polluting this site with her garbage. And I found other solutions she completely plagiarized.
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