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by Istenem » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:05 am
brother cadfæl?
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by QuizMaster » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:20 pm
Spot on Harry. It was indeed 'Cloppa Castle'. You are a man after my own heart.
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by QuizMaster » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:25 pm
There was no mad witch though - you're thinking of Chorlton & The Wheelies there.
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by harry 3 » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:41 pm
Yes.
What is the missing number in the sequence ?
6, ??????? , 496, 8128.
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by Istenem » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:05 pm
64? can't give a good reason why though.
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by grecian » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:55 pm
It's 28 Harry - the first four perfect numbers.
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by harry 3 » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:10 pm
Over to you Grecian.
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by grecian » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:32 am
A perfect number is the sum of its own factors. What name is given to a pair of numbers where each number is the sum of the factors of the other? 220 and 284 are the lowest such example.
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by Weyland » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:34 pm
One has to ask
why people work this stuff out. I can only assume they're terrified of having their university research budgets cut, and therefore have to publish papers on
something ...
I'll try... parent and child numbers?
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by grecian » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:13 am
No, although the same does suggest the numbers are well-disposed towards one another. I think it was probably worked out in antiquity, before the days of research budgets...
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by Weyland » Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:13 pm
Actually, now you mention it, I remember the term "Friendly Numbers". Is that it?
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by harry 3 » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:40 pm
If it's old, how about Romulus and Remus numbers !
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by grecian » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:45 pm
Weyland wrote: Actually, now you mention it, I remember the term "Friendly Numbers". Is that it?
It's something almost synonymous with friendly numbers - I think friendly numbers are something different, although a few websites appear to be slightly confused on the point.
Not Romulus and Remus numbers either.
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by Istenem » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:51 am
something like complementary numbers?
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by Flying Spaghetti Monster » Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:50 am
If its like friendly is it 'Amicable numbers'? I have no idea what they are but I'm pretty sure I've heard of them to do with Pythagorus.