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A007666 a(n) = smallest number k such that k^n is sum of n n-th powers, or 0 if no solution exists.
(Formerly M3753)
+0
5
1, 5, 6, 353, 72 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENT

a(7) = 568 and a(8) = 1409. - J. Lowell, jhbubby(AT)mindspring.com, Jul 25 2007

REFERENCES

D. Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin Books, NY, 1986, 164.

LINKS

Author?, FAQ File

Author?, Title

EXAMPLE

5^2 = 3^2+4^2; 6^3 = 3^3+4^3+5^3; 353^4 = 30^4+120^4+272^4+315^4; 72^5 = 19^5+43^5+46^5+47^5+67^5

CROSSREFS

k^n = T(n, 1)^n + .. + T(n, n)^n, where T() is given in A061988.

Sequence in context: A041827 A042089 A042387 this_sequence A064177 A042721 A048658

Adjacent sequences: A007663 A007664 A007665 this_sequence A007667 A007668 A007669

KEYWORD

nonn,hard,nice

AUTHOR

njas, Robert G. Wilson v (rgwv(AT)rgwv.com)

EXTENSIONS

The next term has been claimed to be 1141, but this is incorrect. In fact 1141 is the sum of seven 6th powers. - Jud McCranie (j.mccranie(AT)comcast.net), Jun 10 2007

a(6) is either 0 (no solution) or greater than 272580 (see above link to resta.htm page). - Jon Schoenfield, Jun 10 2007

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