odd perfect numbers

[Deleted member 4993]

Interesting article in Quanta:

Mathematicians Open a New Front on an Ancient Number Problem | Quanta Magazine

For millennia, mathematicians have wondered whether odd perfect numbers exist, establishing an extraordinary list of restrictions for the hypothetical objects in the process. Insight on this question…

www.quantamagazine.org

 

[Steven G]

Thank you. I read the whole article and found it very interesting. I like the fact that they looked at larger sets to learn about the smaller set. Nice trick.

The thing with number theory is that researchers work on a single problem for their whole career and eventually go crazy. At least that is what I have been told.

I enjoy abstract math but knowing almost everything about numbers seems very strange to me. I hope that there are no number theorist reading this. It is a real branch of mathematics just not my cup of tea.