id: 05147077
dt: j
an: 05147077
au: Cohen, Graeme L.; Sorli, Ronald M.
ti: On the number of distinct prime factors of an odd perfect number.
so: J. Discrete Algorithms 1, No. 1, 21-35 (2003).
py: 2003
pu: Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam
la: EN
cc: 
ut: odd perfect number; abundant; deficient; Fermat
ci: 
li: doi:10.1016/S1570-8667(03)00004-2
ab: Summary: It is not known whether or not there exists an odd perfect number.
    We describe an algorithmic approach for showing that if there is an odd
    perfect number then it has $t$ distinct prime factors, and we discuss
    its application towards showing that $t \geqslant 9$.
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