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---
id: 5900f41f1000cf542c50ff32
title: 'Problem 179: Consecutive positive divisors'
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challengeType: 5
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forumTopicId: 301814
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dashedName: problem-179-consecutive-positive-divisors
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---
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# --description--
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Find the number of integers $1 < n < {10}^7$, for which $n$ and $n + 1$ have the same number of positive divisors. For example, 14 has the positive divisors 1, 2, 7, 14 while 15 has 1, 3, 5, 15.
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# --hints--
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`consecutivePositiveDivisors()` should return `986262` .
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```js
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assert.strictEqual(consecutivePositiveDivisors(), 986262);
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```
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# --seed--
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## --seed-contents--
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```js
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function consecutivePositiveDivisors() {
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return true;
}
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consecutivePositiveDivisors();
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```
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# --solutions--
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```js
// solution required
```
