A NEW PROOF OF SYLVESTER'S THEOREM ON ODD PERFECT NUMBERS

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作者
Nyblom, M. A. [1 ]
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[1] RMIT Univ, Sch Math & Geospatial Sci, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia
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odd perfect number; sum of divisor function;
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
A new and elementary proof is presented which establishes a result of Sylvester namely, an odd perfect number must necessarily have at least three distinct prime factors. The argument depends on nothing more than a simple factorization of monic polynomials of the form 1 + p + ... + p(n).
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