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Unique Properties of 7140
- 7140 is the largest number which is both triangular and tetrahedral
Rare Properties of 7140
The number is called pronic if it is the product of two consecutive numbers.
They are twice triangular numbers.
A tetrahedral number is the number of balls you can put in a triangular pyramid.
This is the space generalization of triangular and square numbers.
Common Properties of 7140
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.
The number n is called an apocalyptic power if 2n contains the consecutive digits 666 (in decimal).
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.
The number n is practical if all numbers strictly less than n are sums of distinct divisors of n.
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 untouchable numbers are those that are not the sum of the proper divisors of any number.