On necessary conditions for the existence of odd perfect numbers (Q1293287)
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On necessary conditions for the existence of odd perfect numbers (English)
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17 October 1999
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It is an open question, whether there exists an odd perfect number. L. Euler has shown, that such numbers must be of the form \(4m+1\). The author proves, that \[ (4m+1)^2+ \sum_{k=1}^{2m} \sigma(8m+3-2k) \sigma(2k-1) \] must be even and that \[ \#\{k\in \mathbb N: k\leq 2n,\;8m+3-2k \text{ is a square and \(2k-1\) is square}\} \] must be odd. His method uses generalizations of Ramanujan identities.
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odd perfect numbers
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Ramanujan identities
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