Structural Elimination of a Touchard Branch in Odd Perfect Numbers Dual 3-adic and Exponent Constraints for p = 13, α = 5

Description

This paper establishes a complete structural elimination of a specific Touchard branch in the odd perfect number problem, namely the Eulerian form
N = 13⁵ m².

The proof combines two independent theoretical constraints:

1.the classical Touchard condition imposing the 3-adic valuation constraint v₃(σ(m²)) = 1 in the case 3 ∤ N, and

2.a modular exponent restriction for primes q ≡ 1 (mod 3) dividing m, previously established in RP14.

We show that the 3-adic valuation constraint forces the existence of a prime divisor of m with exponent β ≡ 1 (mod 3), while RP14 proves that such an exponent is impossible in the Touchard branch where 3 does not divide the number. This incompatibility yields an immediate contradiction.

The argument is entirely theoretical and does not rely on computational enumeration, cyclotomic forcing, or numerical search. No assumptions are made regarding additional prime divisors of m beyond those forced by σ(13⁵).

As a consequence, no odd perfect number of the form N = 13⁵ m² can exist.
This result provides a concrete example of how local valuation constraints and global exponent restrictions can be combined to eliminate a specific structural branch in the long-standing odd perfect number problem.

Abstract

We establish a complete structural elimination of the Touchard branch defined by
N = 13⁵ m² in the Eulerian form of an odd perfect number.
The argument combines the classical 3-adic valuation constraint imposed by the Touchard condition with a modular exponent restriction previously established in RP14.

We show that the condition v₃(σ(m²)) = 1 forces the existence of a prime divisor q | m with exponent β ≡ 1 (mod 3), while RP14 proves that no such exponent can occur for primes q ≡ 1 (mod 3) when 3 does not divide N.
This incompatibility yields an immediate contradiction, independent of cyclotomic or computational arguments.

The proof is entirely theoretical and relies solely on valuation theory and structural constraints.
As a consequence, no odd perfect number of the form N = 13⁵ m² can exist.

Keywords

odd perfect numbers number theory Touchard condition valuation theory 3-adic valuation Eulerian form
structural elimination modular exponent constraints non-computational proof

Related identifiers

Is supplement to:
RP14 – Structural Constraints on Odd Perfect Numbers Arising from Modulo Conditions

License

CC BY 4.0