Project Euler problem 21 - Amicable Numbers
Let d(n) be defined as the sum of proper divisors of n (numbers less than n which divide evenly into n).
If d(a) = b and d(b) = a, where a ≠ b, then a and b are an amicable pair and each of a and b are called amicable numbers.
For example, the proper divisors of 220 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55 and 110; therefore d(220) = 284. The proper divisors of 284 are 1, 2, 4, 71 and 142; so d(284) = 220.
Evaluate the sum of all the amicable numbers under 10000.
http://projecteuler.net/problem=21
import time, sys
arg = int(sys.argv[1])
total = 0
group = []
def proper(n):
"""Return the sum of all proper numbers divisible in 'n'"""
x = [1.0]
i = 2.0
while i < n:
if n % i == 0:
x.append(i)
i += 1.0
else:
i += 1.0
return sum(x)
result = proper(arg)
for x in range(0, arg+1):
result = proper(x)
if proper(result) == x and result != x:
group.append(result)
group.append(x)
for each in set(group):
total += each