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Abundant vs. Deficient

April 5, 2022From the book Math Games with Bad Drawings

18 is abundant (its proper divisors add up to more than 18) and feels great. 25 is deficient (its divisors add up to only 6) and feels bullied by mathematicians.

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[ABUNDANT] 18: "I feel so cheerful and alive!" (divisible by 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, which sum to 21) [DEFICIENT] 25: "I feel bullied by mathematicians." (divisible by 1, 5, which sum to 6)

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