Number Gossip
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Unique Properties of 3136
- the second smallest square (after 36) that remains square if all its digits are decremented by 1
Rare Properties of 3136
The number n is a square if it is the square of an integer.
Common Properties of 3136
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 odious if it has an odd number of 1's in its binary expansion.
Guess what evil numbers are.
An integer n is powerful if for every prime p dividing n, p2 also divides n.
How much power? They all can be written as a2 b3.
The number n is practical if all numbers strictly less than n are sums of distinct divisors of n.
The untouchable numbers are those that are not the sum of the proper divisors of any number.