English Title
An observation on the sums of divisors
Enestrom Number
243
Fuss Index
17
Original Language
Latin
Content Summary
This is a partial repeat of E152 and E175. Euler gives a recurrence relation that gives the sum of the divisors of a positive integer constructed via the pentagonal numbers. (Based on Jordan Bell's translation abstract.)
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1760
Written Date
1751
Original Source Citation
Novi Commentarii academiae scientiarum Petropolitanae, Volume 5, pp. 59-74.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 1, Volume 2, pp.373-389.
Record Created
2018-09-25
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