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Is it possible for a prime number to be a perfect number and why?
No, all prime numbers are deficient.
Is there a product of two perfect squares that is not a perfect square?
No there isn't. every perfect square number can be factored into prime number. At their factoration you'll always have multiples of two on the primes exponent. Therefore you'll multiply a prime raised to a 2-multiple number with another prime raised to a 2-multiple number wich gives you also a number that factored gives you a product of prime numbers raised to a 2-multiple number and so, a perfect square.
What is special about a Mersenne prime?
A Mersenne prime has the form 2n-1. For 2n-1 to be prime, n must also be prime. Perfect numbers have the form 2n-1(2n-1) where 2n-1 is a Mersenne prime, so when a new Mersenne prime is discovered, another perfect number is also found.
Is 1 a prime number or a square number?
1 is not considered a prime number; 1 is a perfect square.
Why are no prime number a perfect number?
The only factors of a prime are 1 and itself. So, the only factor smaller than the number itself is 1. Therefore the sum of all factors smaller than the number is 1. But 1 is not a prime number. Thus, there is no prime number that is a perfect number.
