This number theory problem has me confused. It is finding infinitely many n such that $\sigma (n) \le \sigma (n-1)$. I know that n should be prime by the examples I have tried, but I'm not sure where to go after I assume that n has to be prime.
2025-04-16 20:33:20.1744835600
Find infinitely many n such that $\sigma (n) \le \sigma (n-1)$
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Hint: If $n$ is an odd prime, then $\sigma(n) = 1 + n$. What divisors of $n-1$ do you know?