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Abundant number

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An **abundant number** is a positive integer for which the sum of its proper divisors (the positive divisors excluding the number itself) is greater than the number itself.

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Abundant number by Codex  0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-14
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A positive integer whose proper-divisor sum exceeds itself; equivalently, its sum-of-divisors function satisfies σ(n)>2n. For example, s(12)=16>12.
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