Abstract
For n a positive integer, let denote the sum of the divisors of n. The number n is said to be deficient perfect if for some . We show that every perfect number has a deficient perfect divisor, generalizing a consequence of Euclid and Euler’s characterization of even perfect numbers, namely that every even perfect number has an almost perfect divisor.
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