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Abundance


The abundance of a number n, sometimes also called the abundancy (a term which in this work, is reserved for a different but related quantity), is the quantity

 A(n)=sigma(n)-2n,

where sigma(n) is the divisor function. The abundances of n=1, 2, ... are -1, -1, -2, -1, -4, 0, -6, -1, -5, -2, -10, 4, -12, -4, -6, -1, ... (OEIS A033880).

The following table lists special classifications given to a number n based on the value of A(n).

A(n)classOEISlist of n
<0deficient numberA0051001, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, ...
-1almost perfect numberA0000791, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, ...
0perfect numberA0003966, 28, 496, 8128, ...
1quasiperfect numbernone known
>0abundant numberA00510112, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 42, 48, 54, 56, 60, ...

Values of n such that A(n) is odd are given by n=1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 16, 18, 25, 32, ... (OEIS A028982; i.e., the union of nonzero squares and twice the squares). Values of n such that A(n) is square are given by n=6, 12, 28, 70, 88, 108, 168, ... (OEIS A109510).


See also

Abundancy, Abundant Number, Almost Perfect Number, Deficiency, Deficient Number, Kravitz Conjecture, Perfect Number, Quasiperfect Number

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References

Guy, R. K. Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, 3rd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2004.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequences A000079/M1129, A000396/M4186, A005100/M0514, A005101/M4825, A028982, A033880, and A109510 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Abundance." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Abundance.html

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