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A '''Deficient number''' is a number <math>n</math> for which the sum of <math>n</math>'s [[proper divisor|proper factors]] is less than <math>n</math>.
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A '''Deficient number''' is a number <math>n</math> for which the sum of <math>n</math>'s [[proper divisor|proper factors]] is less than <math>n</math>. For example, 22 is deficient because its [[proper divisor|proper factors]] sum to 14 < 22.  
  
 
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A Deficient number is a number $n$ for which the sum of $n$'s proper factors is less than $n$. For example, 22 is deficient because its proper factors sum to 14 < 22.

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