# Perfect Numbers The Greek mathematician Nicomachus devised a classification scheme for natural numbers. The Greek mathematican Nicomachus devised a classification scheme for natural numbers, identifying each as belonging uniquely to the categories of _abundant_, _perfect_, or _deficient_. A perfect number equals the sum of its positive divisors — the pairs of numbers whose product yields the target number, excluding the number itself. - Perfect: Sum of factors = number - Abundant: Sum of factors > number - Deficient: Sum of factors < number The Aliquot sum is defined as the sum of the factors of a number not including the number itself. ## Examples - 6 is a perfect number because its divisors are 1, 2, 3 and 6 = 1 + 2 + 3. - 28 is perfect number because 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14. - Prime numbers 7, 13, etc are Deficient by the Nicomachus classification. To run the tests simply run the command `go test` in the exercise directory. If the test suite contains benchmarks, you can run these with the `-bench` flag: go test -bench . For more detailed info about the Go track see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/go). ## Source Taken from Chapter 2 of Functional Thinking by Neal Ford. [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029687.do](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029687.do) ## Submitting Incomplete Problems It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.