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This is the Prime Pages' interface to our BibTeX database.  Rather than being an exhaustive database, it just lists the references we cite on these pages.  Please let me know of any errors you notice.
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@article{IS2003,
author={D. E. Iannucci and R. M. Sorli},
title={On the total number of prime factors of an odd perfect number},
abstract={We say $n\in$ {\bf N} is {\em perfect} if $\sigma(n)=2n$, where $\sigma(n)$
denotes the sum of the positive divisors of $n$. No odd perfect numbers
are known, but it is well known that if such a number exists, it must have
prime factorization of the form $n=p^{\alpha}\prod_{j=1}^{k}q_j^{2\beta_j}$,
where $p$, $q_1$, $\dots$, $q_k$ are distinct primes and $p\equiv\alpha\equiv1\pmod{4}$.
We prove that if $\beta_j\equiv1\pmod{3}$ or $\beta_j\equiv2\pmod{5}$ for
all $j$, $1\le j\le k$, then $3\nmid n$. We also prove as our main result
that $\Omega(n)\ge37$, where $\Omega(n)=\alpha+2\sum_{j=1}^{k}\beta_j$.
This improves a result of Sayers ($\Omega(n)\ge 29$) given in 1986. },
journal= mc,
year= 2003,
volume= 72,
number=244,
pages={2077--2084},
mrnumber={1986824},