document.write( "Question 980122: 6,28,496,8128 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #601327 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "This is the sequence of what are called \"perfect\" integers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "A perfect integer is one which equals to the sum of all its factors\r\n" );
document.write( "except itself.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The factors of 6, not including 6 are 1,2,3 and sure enough,\r\n" );
document.write( "1+2+3=6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The factors of 28, not including 28 are 1,2,4,7,14 and sure enough,\r\n" );
document.write( "1+2+4+7+14 = 28\r\n" );
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document.write( "The factors of 496, not including 496 are 1,2,4,8,16,31,62,124,248 and\r\n" );
document.write( "sure enough, 1+2+4+8+16+31+62+124+248 = 496\r\n" );
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document.write( "The factors of 8128, not including 8128 are 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,127,254,508,1016,2032,4064 and\r\n" );
document.write( "sure enough, 1+2+4+8+16+32+64+127+254+508+1016+2032+4064 = 8128\r\n" );
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document.write( "The next perfect integer is 33550336\r\n" );
document.write( "The factors of 33550336, not including 33550336 are\r\n" );
document.write( "1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048,4096,8191,16382,32764,65528,\r\n" );
document.write( "131056,262112,524224,1048448,2096896,4193792,8387584,16775168\r\n" );
document.write( "and sure enough,\r\n" );
document.write( "1+2+4+8+16+32+64+128+256+512+1024+2048+4096+8191+16382+32764+65528+\r\n" );
document.write( "131056+262112+524224+1048448+2096896+4193792+8387584+16775168 = 33550336\r\n" );
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