09 June 2009

The Perfect Ending

Read about perfect numbers today. The first four perfect numbers are 6, 28, 496 and 8128. These are known since ancient times.

And they are beautiful numbers.

6 = 1 + 2 + 3,
28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14,
496 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 31 + 62 + 124 + 248
8128 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 127 + 254 + 508 + 1016 + 2032 + 4064

Mathematics is beautiful.

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Anyway, last weekend was the SD RUFU Run... My swan song for the SSA Students Division. "Grow Now Together~~~"