Number Gossip
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Unique Properties of 217
- 217 is the smallest number that together with its successor is a difference of two positive cubes: 217 = 93 - 83 and 218 = 73 - 53
- 217 is the sum of all the divisors of 100
Common Properties of 217
A positive integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite.
Composite numbers are opposite to prime numbers.
The number n is deficient if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is less than n.
Compare with perfect and abundant numbers.
A number is odd if it is not divisible by 2.
Numbers that are not odd are even. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.
The number n is odious if it has an odd number of 1's in its binary expansion.
Guess what evil numbers are.
A number is said to be square-free if its prime decomposition contains no repeated factors.