Talk:Amicable pairs: Difference between revisions

:::: The   '''do'''   loop mentioned above (as used in the REXX program), like you said, generates values of   '''x'''   in a sorted order, but does not do any sorting of data (amicable numbers).   However, what the   '''do'''   loop does, in reality, is generating values for   '''x'''   in numerical order, where   '''y'''   is coupled to the value of   '''x'''   (where   '''x''' is the first part of the amicable pair, and   '''y'''   is the second part).   However, the   '''sigma'''   of   '''x'''   most likely isn't known at this time, so the value of   '''x'''   isn't displayed until the   '''sigma'''   of   '''y'''   is computed, thus, the values of   '''x'''   are shown out of order, even though one would think that the values of   '''x'''   should appear in numerical order.   -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 01:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)