What is the sum of the positive divisors of 1184?
Solution
We start by finding the prime factors of 1184: . The positive divisors of 1184 cannot contain prime factors other than 2 and 37, and cannot contain more than 5 factors of 2 or 1 factor of 37. Thus, the positive divisors are . The sum, , of these divisors is .
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