Problem packetResearch packetR1112
Current status and unresolved remainder
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Recorded status: reported
Recorded scope: No scope is recorded.
Originating problem: Nonexistence of odd perfect numbers
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- Current status and unresolved remainder
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- claim
- Stored status
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- Evidence grade
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2Authored explanation
The cited American Mathematical Society article says that the existence of an odd perfect number is unknown. The source and public status were checked on 2026-07-31. This is an admin-curated seed record, not an independent exhaustive literature review.
A complete resolution must satisfy this condition: Prove that every perfect number is even, or exhibit an odd positive integer and verify exactly that the sum of its proper divisors equals the integer.
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3Evidence
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Verification source: mathvoices.ams.org ↗, See dataset.references[0] for the exact external source and locator.
4How it connects
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