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Is 48 a perfect number

Updated: 4/28/2022
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11y ago

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No, it is not. If you take the numbers that divide evenly into 48 and add them together, they do not equal 48 (which defines a perfect number) (The number itself is excluded, as it would obviously make all numbers but 1 non perfect).
Proof:
1 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 16 + 24 = 73 =/= 48

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