OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
There are only 2 known fixed points 26 and 296; they are the numbers k such that k = sigma(m) - m where m = sigma(2*k) - 2*k as investigated by S. I. Dimitrov. See link.
LINKS
S. I. Dimitrov, Generalizations of amicable numbers, arXiv:2408.07387 [math.NT], 2024. See Table 2 p. 7.
MATHEMATICA
f[x_] := DivisorSigma[1, x] - x; Table[Nest[f, 2*n, 2], {n, 120}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Jun 19 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = my(m=sigma(2*n) - 2*n); sigma(m) - m ;
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Michel Marcus, Jun 19 2025
STATUS
approved
