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Title of object: amicable numbers
Canonical Name: AmicableNumbers
Type: Definition

Created on: 2006-04-27 16:18:00
Modified on: 2006-04-27 16:29:23

Creator: alozano
Modifier: alozano
Author: alozano

Classification: msc:11A05
Synonyms: amicable numbers=amicable pair
amicable numbers=amicable

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction #7879 ('typo').

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Content:

\begin{defn}
Two natural numbers $n$ and $m$ are amicable numbers (an amicable pair or simply amicable) if each is the sum of the proper divisors of the other.
\end{defn}

\begin{exa}
The smallest amicable pair is $n=220$ and $n=284$. Indeed the sum of proper divisors of $220$ is:
$$1+2+4+5+10+11+20+22+44+55+110=284$$
and the sum of proper divisors of $284$ is:
$$1+2+4+71+142=220.$$
\end{exa}