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sociable number

sociable number noun: any of a sequence of numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of each, excluding itself, is equal to the next number in the sequence; in the case of the last number of the sequence, the sum of the divisors, excluding that number, is equal to the first number of the sequence.

Noun

sociable number (plural sociable numbers)

  1. Any of a sequence of numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of each, excluding itself, is equal to the next number in the sequence; in the case of the last number of the sequence, the sum of the divisors, excluding that number, is equal to the first number of the sequence.
    • The numbers in the sequence <1264460, 1547860, 1727636, 1305184> are sociable numbers.

Forms of sociable number

pluralsociable numbers

Questions about sociable number

What does sociable number mean?
Sociable number means any of a sequence of numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of each, excluding itself, is equal to the next number in the sequence; in the case of the last number of the sequence, the sum of the divisors, excluding that number, is equal to the first number of the sequence.
What part of speech is sociable number?
Sociable number is a noun.
What is the plural of sociable number?
The plural of sociable number is sociable numbers.

Words near sociable number in the dictionary

  1. sociabilities
  2. sociability
  3. sociable
  4. sociable lapwing
  5. sociable lapwings
  6. sociable number
  7. sociable numbers
  8. sociable plover
  9. sociable plovers
  10. sociable weaver
  11. sociable weaverbird

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