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Unique Properties of 253
- 253 is the smallest non-trivial triangular star number
- 253 is the smallest number n such that n2 can be split into two nonzero squares (perhaps with leading zeros) in two different ways (2532 = 64009, and can be split as 64 and 009 or as 6400 and 9)
Common Properties of 253
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.
If you start with n points on a line, then draw n-1 points above and between, then n-2 above and between them, and so on, you will get a triangle of points. The number of points in this triangle is a triangle number.
Compare to square, pentagonal and tetrahedral numbers.
The next Ulam number is uniquely the sum of two earlier distinct Ulam numbers.