Chapter III METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods and materials which are needed in the study. It deals with solving number to identify if it has Amicable pair or not. The researcher will show the steps in determining Amicable Pair and determining its type. Getting Started The researcher read some articles in internet and books that tackles about Amicable Number and Amicable Pair where the researcher found it hard and longer to determine a pair. The said steps will be shown lately in the procedure. Visualization The researcher applied certain steps to identify a number if it has Amicable Pair or not. The researcher solved each number from 1 to 3000 until the researcher identify the numbers that has Amicable Pair. The researcher also identified the type of amicable pair that have been found and showed the proper divisors of each numbers from 1-3000. Research Method This study was to investigate more about Amicable Pair. The main objective of this study was to identify the Amicable Pairs between numbers 1-3000. Materials The materials that were used in the researchers study were pen, paper and calculator.

Procedures in identifying Amicable Pairs: 1. Take down the number you wanted to scrutinized. 2. Find the proper divisors of the first number. 3. Add the proper divisors of the first number. 4. The sum of the proper divisors of the first number will be the second number. 5. Find the proper divisors of the second number. 5. Add the proper divisors of the second number. 6. The sum of the proper divisors of the second number will be denoted as the third number. If the third number is equal to the first number then, the first number and the second number is an Amicable Pair. Procedures in identifying the type of Amicable Pairs:

1. Let an amicable pair be denoted (m, n) with m< n. 2. If (m, n) = (gM,gN), where g GCD (m, n) is the Greatest Common Divisor, [GCD (g, M) = GCD (g, N) =1] then the amicable pair is called regular pair. If it doesnt satisfy the condition then it is called exotic.