Those Fascinating Numbers, 9780821848074
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Explores concepts such as the index of composition and the index of isolation of an integer. This book displays several tables of particular families of numbers, including the list of all 88 narcissistic numbers and the list of the eight known numbers which are not prime powers but which can be writ…

Those Fascinating Numbers

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  • Paperback

    426 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2009

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Summary

Who would have thought that listing the positive integers along with their most remarkable properties could end up being such an engaging and stimulating adventure? The author uses this approach to explore elementary and advanced topics in classical number theory. A large variety of numbers are contemplated: Fermat numbers, Mersenne primes, powerful numbers, sublime numbers, Wieferich primes, insolite numbers, Sastry numbers, voracious numbers, to name only a few. The author also presents sho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780821848074
ISBN-10:0821848070
Author:American Mathematical Society
Publisher:American Mathematical Society
Imprint:American Mathematical Society
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:426
Release Date:1 August 2009
Weight:799g
Series:Monograph Books

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