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A number n is called "picture-perfect" if the reversal of n equals the sum of the reversals of the proper divisors of n. These base-6 picture-perfect numbers were found by Mark Ganson while searching for (base-10) picture-perfect numbers. He observes that the digital sum of their base-10 representations = 10, and conjectures that this is the case for all base-6 picture-perfect numbers. The only (base-10) picture-perfect numbers not exceeding 1.3 * 10^9 are 6, 10311, and 21661371.

Pe, J. The Picture-Perfect Numbers

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28 has proper divisors 1, 2, 4, 7, 14. 28 = 44_6, 1 = 1_6, 2 = 2_6, 4 = 4_6, 7 = 11_6, 14 = 22_6. Reversing these base-6 numbers, we have 44_6 = 1_6 + 2_6 + 4_6 + 11_6 + 22_6 so 28 belongs to the sequence.

base=6; f[n_] := FromDigits[Reverse[IntegerDigits[n, base]], base]; baseDivisors[n_, base_] := IntegerDigits[Drop[Divisors[n], -1], base]; Do[ startFrom = 2; Do[If[f[n] == Apply[Plus, Map[f, Drop[Divisors[n], -1]]], Print["base = ", base, ", n = ", n, ") ", IntegerDigits[n, base], " divisors: ", Drop[Divisors[n], -1], " base divisors: ", baseDivisors[n, base]]], {n, startFrom, 10000}], {base, 2, 10}]

Sequence in context: A095301 A042530 A042532 this_sequence A028380 A002593 A015881

Adjacent sequences: A069914 A069915 A069916 this_sequence A069918 A069919 A069920

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Joseph L. Pe (joseph_l_pe(AT)hotmail.com), Apr 24 2002