Odd Perfect Number is Product of Square and Prime
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Conjecture
An odd perfect number is the product of a prime number and a square number.
Historical Note
The suggestion that an Odd Perfect Number is Product of Square and Prime was made by René Descartes in $1638$.
It was superseded by Leonhard Paul Euler's demonstration Form of Odd Perfect Number which gave more detailed information on its structure.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $28$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $28$