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2008 AMC 10AProblem 3P1-10~1 minPrint

For the positive integer nn , let n\langle n\rangle denote the sum of all the positive divisors of nn with the exception of nn itself. For example, 4=1+2=3\langle 4\rangle=1+2=3 and 12=1+2+3+4+6=16\langle 12 \rangle =1+2+3+4+6=16 . What is 6\langle\langle\langle 6\rangle\rangle\rangle ?

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