The proper divisors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.
A proper divisor of an integer N is a positive divisor of N that is less than N.
What is the sum of the proper divisors of the sum of the proper divisors of 280?
The proper divisors of 280 are
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, & 140. The sum of these is 440.
The proper divisors of 440 are
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 20, 22, 40, 44, 55, 88, 110, & 220. The sum of these is 640.
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