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BOINC project [https://sech.me/boinc/Amicable/ '''''Amicable Numbers'''''] is an independent research project that uses '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer computing]]''''' to find new [[wikipedia:Amicable_numbers|'''''amicable pairs''''']].[[File:Amicable_numbers_rods_220_and_284.png|alt=amicable numbers demonstration|thumb|Demonstration, with rods, of the amicability of the pair of numbers ([[wikipedia:220_(number)|'''''220''''']],[[wikipedia:284_(number)|'''''284''''']])]] | BOINC project [https://sech.me/boinc/Amicable/ '''''Amicable Numbers'''''] is an independent research project that uses '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer computing]]''''' and needs your help to find new [[wikipedia:Amicable_numbers|'''''amicable pairs''''']].[[File:Amicable_numbers_rods_220_and_284.png|alt=amicable numbers demonstration|thumb|Demonstration, with rods, of the amicability of the pair of numbers ([[wikipedia:220_(number)|'''''220''''']],[[wikipedia:284_(number)|'''''284''''']])]] | ||
== Why Amicable Numbers? == | == Why Amicable Numbers? == | ||
Collecting data on all amicable numbers up to a very large limit will facilitate theoretical research in several fields: [https://math.dartmouth.edu/~carlp/Amicable1.pdf 1], [https://math.dartmouth.edu/~carlp/Amicable2.pdf 2], [https://math.dartmouth.edu/theses/undergrad/2014/Nguyen-thesis.pdf 3] to name a few examples. | Collecting data on all amicable numbers up to a very large limit will facilitate theoretical research in several fields: [https://math.dartmouth.edu/~carlp/Amicable1.pdf 1], [https://math.dartmouth.edu/~carlp/Amicable2.pdf 2], [https://math.dartmouth.edu/theses/undergrad/2014/Nguyen-thesis.pdf 3] to name a few examples. | ||