# How did Claude do with proving constraints on near perfect numbers

> Source: <https://mathoverflow.net/questions/514377/how-did-claude-do-with-proving-constraints-on-near-perfect-numbers>
> Published: 2026-08-17 15:01:28+00:00

I am a mathematician, but not a number theorist. That said, I have found the near perfect conjecture interesting.

I asked Claude Fable to prove what it could, and got this document: [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/crxuz0i61yzlvobwjpvmm/almost-perfect-note.pdf?rlkey=wdlsmzx2llk71jyspc2178br1&dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/crxuz0i61yzlvobwjpvmm/almost-perfect-note.pdf?rlkey=wdlsmzx2llk71jyspc2178br1&dl=0) I wonder if the proof is correct and if there is any originality.