What are the applications of the perfect numbers?

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What are the applications of the perfect numbers?

2007-09-25 23:17:00 · 2 answers · asked by Aris B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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None that are known.

But the same was said about large prime numbers until very recently - and now they form the underpinning of the whole of internet security. So who knows?
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2007-09-25 23:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by tsr21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The first person to find an odd perfect number (or prove that there are none) will have mathematical immortality.

2007-09-27 09:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋