Prove the following.
(a) τ(n) is an odd integer if and only if n is a perfect square.
(b) σ(n) is an odd integer if and only if n is a perfect square or twice a perfect square.
[Hint: If p is an odd prime, then 1 + p + p2 + ⋯ + pk is odd only when k is even.]
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