
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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For any positive integer $m$, define $\boxed{m}$ to be the sum of the positive factors of $m$. 
Given this, compute $\boxed{\boxed{17}}$.
A) 36
B) 37
C) 38
D) 39
E) 40

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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