document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269933>Question 269933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the smallest perfect number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In mathematics, a perfect number is a positive integer that is the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of the positive divisors excluding the number itself. Equivalently, a perfect number is a number that is half the sum of all of its positive divisors (including itself), or &#963;(n) = 2n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first perfect number is 6, because 1, 2, and 3 are its proper positive divisors, and 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. Equivalently, the number 6 is equal to half the sum of all its positive divisors: ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 6 ) / 2 = 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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