On Plato's periodic perfect numbers (Q1281908)
From MaRDI portal
scientific article
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | On Plato's periodic perfect numbers |
scientific article |
Statements
On Plato's periodic perfect numbers (English)
0 references
17 August 1999
0 references
The author recalls Euler's proof on the form of even perfect numbers. He states that concerning this result Euler made no reference to Euclid's work, but to ``Plato's periodic perfect numbers''. This notion appears here without a definition or a clear bibliographical reference. The author then makes an unmotivated and inexact conjecture involving even perfect numbers of a special form.
0 references
perfect numbers
0 references
