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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

1441

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1441 = 11 x 131. All the divisors of 1441 are palindromic ( A062687 ): 1, 11, 131 , and 1441 . 1441 is a palindrome with exactly two pri...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

591

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591 = 3 x 197. 591 is the number of ways to stack 23 boxes in a line so that each box lies on the table or on a box next to two boxes. ...
Monday, July 29, 2013

858

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858 = 2 x 3 x 11 x 13. 858 is the smallest palindrome with four distinct prime factors. Note that the reversal of each prime factor is its...
Friday, July 26, 2013

674

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674 = 2 x 337. 674 is 220222 in base 3 and 22202 in base 4. It is 828 in base 9. 674 is the sum of the cubes of the first six Fibonacci ...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

4128

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4128 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 43. 4128 is the smallest number with the property that its first 10 multiples contain the digit 2. 4128 i...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

497

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497 = 7 x 71. 497 is the maximum number of regions into which 31 lines divide a plane ( A000124 ). 497 is the number of graphs with 8 e...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

3019

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3019 is a prime number. Its reversal, 9103, is also a prime. The sum of the digits of 3019 (and 9103)   is 13, and 13 and its reversal, 3...
Monday, July 22, 2013

334

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334 = 2 x 167. It is an even semiprime ( A100484 ). 334 x 3! x 3! x 4! + 1 = 288,577, a prime. 334 is the number of trees on on 13 ver...
Friday, July 19, 2013

570

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570 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 19. 570 is divisible by exactly four different primes ( A033993 ) Alternatively, it is the product of four distinct prime...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

2002

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2002 = 2 x 7 x 11 x 13. 2002 is the sum of 14 consecutive primes: 2002 = 107 + 109 + 113 + 127 + 131 + 137 + 139 + 149 + 151 + 157 + 163...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

882

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882 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 x 7. 882 is the largest number less than 1000 that is preceded and followed by primes (between twin primes). 882 is...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

1578

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1578 = 2 x 3 x 263. 1578 is the number of Hamiltonian paths of a 3 x 8 rectangle  graph  ( A003685 ). 1578 is the sum of the first 45 c...
Monday, July 15, 2013

319

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319 = 11 x 29. 319 is the largest number whose cube's digits are all different: 319 3 = 32461759. 319 is the sum of three consecut...
Friday, July 12, 2013

2628

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2628 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 73. 2628 is the 72nd triangular number (the sum of the first 72 positive integers). Note that its external digits...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

2370

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2370 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 79. 2370 is the sum of 12 consecutive primes ( A127339 ): 2370 = 167 + 173 + 179 + 181 + 191 + 193 + 197 + 199...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

597

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597 = 3 x 199. 597 to 611 is the largest gap between two consecutive semiprimes (having exactly two prime factors) less than 1000. It is ...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

2537

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2537 = 43 x 59. 2537 is a semiprime with distinct prime digits ( A108632 ). 2537 is the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum...
Monday, July 8, 2013

421

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421 is a prime number. 419 and 421 are twin primes. 421 is a centered square number . 421 is the smallest number formed by the powe...
Friday, July 5, 2013

651

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651 = 3 x 7 x 31. 651 is a pentagonal number and a nonagonal number . It is the smallest number that is both pentagonal and nonagonal. ...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

2222

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2222 = 2 x 11 x 101. All of the divisors of 2222 are palindromic ( A062687 ). 2222 is the smallest number divisible by a 1-digit prime, ...
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