Number Gossip
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Unique Properties of 258
- 258 is the minimum magic sum of a 4-by-4 magic square utilizing sixteen consecutive primes
Common Properties of 258
The number n is abundant if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is more than n.
They are abundant above perfection, not to mention deficiency. See perfect and deficient numbers.
A positive integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite.
Composite numbers are opposite to prime numbers.
A number is even if it is divisible by 2.
Numbers that are not even are odd. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.
The number n is evil if it has an even number of 1's in its binary expansion.
Guess what odious numbers are.
A number is said to be square-free if its prime decomposition contains no repeated factors.
The next Ulam number is uniquely the sum of two earlier distinct Ulam numbers.