Are negatives perfect?

Number Theory Level pending

Do perfect numbers have to be positive integers?

Sometimes Only 0 isn't perfect; all other integers are perfect The only exception is 0- it is perfect too No Yes Depends on the scenario

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2 solutions

Ashwin Padaki
May 21, 2015

Factors can only be positive, therefore perfect numbers can only be positive.

Jonathan Hsu
May 20, 2015

By definition, perfect numbers are positive. So, the answer is yes.

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