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Proper divisor sum · case 01

The number itself is included among proper divisors.

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ROOT CAUSE

The number itself is included among proper divisors.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the specified mathematical contract directly, preserving all terms and boundary cases: return sum(d for d in range(1,n) if n%d==0)

Unsuccessful approach: Removing the unit divisor undercounts every nonunit input.

Case contract

Integer inputs; n is positive unless a zero or negative fixture explicitly extends that operation. A modulus is greater than one; p is prime; exponent k may be signed when an inverse exists. Proper divisor sum. Exact operational definition: sum(d for d in range(1,n) if n%d==0)

Why this case matters

Small exact fixtures expose this error without platform timing, external services, or probabilistic observations. Number theory results depend on the stated convention.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return sum(d for d in range(1,n+1) if n%d==0)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (6,)', solve(*(6,)), 6)
check('fixture 3: (12,)', solve(*(12,)), 16)
check('fixture 4: (7,)', solve(*(7,)), 1)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (1,)10Failed
fixture 2: (6,)126Failed
fixture 3: (12,)2816Failed
fixture 4: (7,)81Failed

SHA-256 / 058c48f19220dabc470be6174ca53f14623109b451a75dc53a5afa85003207db

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return sum(d for d in range(2,n) if n%d==0)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (6,)', solve(*(6,)), 6)
check('fixture 3: (12,)', solve(*(12,)), 16)
check('fixture 4: (7,)', solve(*(7,)), 1)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (1,)00Passed
fixture 2: (6,)56Failed
fixture 3: (12,)1516Failed
fixture 4: (7,)01Failed

SHA-256 / 30bafc181fee112e0e745f5b3e74e47e2f0ecabf6d5c01badbb1a4e12d92ce4d

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return sum(d for d in range(1,n) if n%d==0)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (6,)', solve(*(6,)), 6)
check('fixture 3: (12,)', solve(*(12,)), 16)
check('fixture 4: (7,)', solve(*(7,)), 1)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (1,)00Passed
fixture 2: (6,)66Passed
fixture 3: (12,)1616Passed
fixture 4: (7,)11Passed

SHA-256 / fc3c20db99de3b60cb600bcd9b421b3a539e6afa78f9d696e41c75e53d36ba72

Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:37:50.165373+00:00.

Case digest / c432bc4e90dcd8965e12c513c15df48bc99e79e220118def54600352d1c78fbc