Problem 4.  A proper divisor of a positive integer N is a positive divisor of N other than N itself.The infinite sequence a1,a2,... consists of positive integers, each of which has at least three proper divisors. For each n1, the integer an+1 is the sum of the three largest proper divisors of an.

Determine all possible values of a1.

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