Definition:Almost Perfect Number/Definition 2

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Definition

Let $n \in \Z_{\ge 0}$ be a positive integer.


$n$ is almost perfect if and only if:

$\map {\sigma_1} n = 2 n - 1$

where $\map {\sigma_1} n$ denotes the divisor sum function of $n$.


Sequence

The sequence of almost perfect numbers begins:

$1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, \ldots$


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