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Descartes number

odd number which would have been a perfect number if one of its composite factors were prime
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Descartes number

Summary

Descartes number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • René Descartes is named after Descartes number[2].
  • Descartes number is a type of positive integer[3].
  • Descartes number is a type of odd number[4].
  • Descartes number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include positive integer[3] and odd number[4].

Origins

René Descartes is named after Descartes number[2].

Why It Matters

Descartes number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

René Descartes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → positive integer, odd number
    Named after → René Descartes
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q16317911]], fix redirect [[Q28920044]] → [[Q16317911]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/43bf22167717|details]])"
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