A search for aliquot cycles and amicable pairs
Authors:
David Moews and Paul C. Moews
Journal:
Math. Comp. 61 (1993), 935-938
MSC:
Primary 11Y70; Secondary 11A25, 11Y55
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1993-1185249-X
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Abstract: A search for aliquot cycles below and amicable pairs below
is described. Three new cycles of length 4 and one new cycle of length 6 are exhibited. Four triples of amicable pairs with the same pair-sum are also exhibited.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1993-1185249-X
Keywords:
Amicable numbers,
sociable numbers,
aliquot cycles
Article copyright:
© Copyright 1993
American Mathematical Society