Number Gossip
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Unique Properties of 269
- 269 is the smallest number that cannot be represented as the determinant of a 10 by 10 (0,1)-matrix
Common Properties of 269
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.
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 odd if it is not divisible by 2.
Numbers that are not odd are even. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.
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.