Task: Chowla numbers
C#: using System;

namespace chowla_cs
{
    class Program
    {
        static int chowla(int n)
        {
            int sum = 0;
            for (int i = 2, j; i * i <= n; i++)
                if (n % i == 0) sum += i + (i == (j = n / i) ? 0 : j);
            return sum;
        }

        static bool[] sieve(int limit)
        {
            
            
            bool[] c = new bool[limit];
            for (int i = 3; i * 3 < limit; i += 2)
                if (!c[i] && (chowla(i) == 0))
                    for (int j = 3 * i; j < limit; j += 2 * i)
                        c[j] = true;
            return c;
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            for (int i = 1; i <= 37; i++)
                Console.WriteLine("chowla({0}) = {1}", i, chowla(i));
            int count = 1, limit = (int)(1e7), power = 100;
            bool[] c = sieve(limit);
            for (int i = 3; i < limit; i += 2)
            {
                if (!c[i]) count++;
                if (i == power - 1)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Count of primes up to {0,10:n0} = {1:n0}", power, count);
                    power *= 10;
                }
            }

            count = 0; limit = 35000000;
            int k = 2, kk = 3, p;
            for (int i = 2; ; i++)
            {
                if ((p = k * kk) > limit) break;
                if (chowla(p) == p - 1)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0,10:n0} is a number that is perfect", p);
                    count++;
                }
                k = kk + 1; kk += k;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("There are {0} perfect numbers <= 35,000,000", count);
            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached) Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

VB: Option Explicit

Private Declare Function AllocConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Long
Private Declare Function FreeConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Long
Dim mStdOut As Scripting.TextStream

Function chowla(ByVal n As Long) As Long
Dim j As Long, i As Long
  i = 2
  Do While i * i <= n
    j = n \ i
    If n Mod i = 0 Then
    chowla = chowla + i
      If i <> j Then
      chowla = chowla + j
      End If
    End If
    i = i + 1
  Loop
End Function
 
Function sieve(ByVal limit As Long) As Boolean()
Dim c() As Boolean
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
  i = 3
  ReDim c(limit - 1)
    Do While i * 3 < limit
      If Not c(i) Then
        If (chowla(i) = 0) Then
          j = 3 * i
          Do While j < limit
            c(j) = True
            j = j + 2 * i
          Loop
        End If
    End If
    i = i + 2
    Loop
  sieve = c()
End Function

Sub Display(ByVal s As String)
  Debug.Print s
  mStdOut.Write s & vbNewLine
End Sub
 
Sub Main()
Dim i As Long
Dim count As Long
Dim limit As Long
Dim power As Long
Dim c() As Boolean
Dim p As Long
Dim k As Long
Dim kk As Long
Dim s As String * 30
Dim mFSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim mStdIn As Scripting.TextStream
    
  AllocConsole
  Set mFSO = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
  Set mStdIn = mFSO.GetStandardStream(StdIn)
  Set mStdOut = mFSO.GetStandardStream(StdOut)
  
  For i = 1 To 37
    Display "chowla(" & i & ")=" & chowla(i)
  Next i
  
  count = 1
  limit = 10000000
  power = 100
  c = sieve(limit)
  
  For i = 3 To limit - 1 Step 2
    If Not c(i) Then
      count = count + 1
    End If
    If i = power - 1 Then
      RSet s = FormatNumber(power, 0, vbUseDefault, vbUseDefault, True)
      Display "Count of primes up to " & s & " = " & FormatNumber(count, 0, vbUseDefault, vbUseDefault, True)
      power = power * 10
    End If
  Next i

  count = 0: limit = 35000000
  k = 2:     kk = 3

  Do
    p = k * kk
    If p > limit Then
      Exit Do
    End If

    If chowla(p) = p - 1 Then
      RSet s = FormatNumber(p, 0, vbUseDefault, vbUseDefault, True)
      Display s & " is a number that is perfect"
      count = count + 1
    End If
    k = kk + 1
    kk = kk + k
  Loop
        
  Display "There are " & CStr(count) & " perfect numbers <= 35.000.000"

  mStdOut.Write "press enter to quit program."
  mStdIn.Read 1

  FreeConsole

End Sub