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Unique Properties of 1184
- 1184 is the smallest member of an amicable pair where both members have the same number of divisors
- 1184 is the smallest member of an amicable pair where both have only deficient proper divisors
Rare Properties of 1184
The number n is amicable if it belongs to an amicable pair. Two numbers n and m are called an amicable pair if the sum of all positive divisors of n is equal to the sum of all positive divisors of m and both are equal to n + m.
It all started with perfect numbers which are amicable with themselves. Those numbers adopted social virtues and qualities; for the parts of each of them have the power to generate the other. See also sociable numbers.
Common Properties of 1184
The number n is abundant if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is more than n.
They are abundant above perfection, not to mention deficiency. See perfect and deficient numbers.
A positive integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite.
Composite numbers are opposite to prime numbers.
A number is even if it is divisible by 2.
Numbers that are not even are odd. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.
One can take the sum of the squares of the digits of a number. Those numbers are happy for which iterating this operation eventually leads to 1.
The number n is odious if it has an odd number of 1's in its binary expansion.
Guess what evil numbers are.
The number n is practical if all numbers strictly less than n are sums of distinct divisors of n.