diff --git a/programs/C/per.c b/programs/C/per.c
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+#include<stdio.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    int sum = 0, n;
+     //prompting user for number to check whether it is perfect or not
+    printf("please enter number to check whether it is perfect or not:");
+    scanf("%d", &n);
+    for( int i = 1; i <= n/2; i++)
+    {
+        if(n%i==0){  //finding sum of divisors of entered number
+                  sum += i;
+                  }
+    }//checking if sum of divisors is equal to entered number or not and then printing required output
+    if( sum == n)
+              {
+               printf("hurray!,entered number is perfect\n");
+              }else
+               printf("number is not perfect, try another one\n");
+    }
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