Theorem of Even Perfect Numbers/Historical Note
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Theorem
The first part of this proof of the Theorem of Even Perfect Numbers was documented by Euclid in The Elements: Proposition $36$ of Book $\text{IX} $: Theorem of Even Perfect Numbers/Sufficient Condition.
The second part was achieved by Euler.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.2$: More about Numbers: Irrationals, Perfect Numbers and Mersenne Primes