Number Gossip
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Unique Properties of 229
- 229 is the smallest prime that remains prime when added to its reverse
- 229 is the smallest prime such that the composite numbers between it and the next prime all have an equal number of divisors (next prime is 233, while 230, 231 and 232 all have 8 divisors)
Common Properties of 229
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 prime is a positive integer greater than 1 that is divisible by no positive integers other than 1 and itself.
Prime numbers are opposite to composite numbers.
A number is said to be square-free if its prime decomposition contains no repeated factors.
A prime number is called a twin prime if there exists another prime number differing from it by 2.