English

A theorem about partitioning consecutive numbers

Combinatorics 2019-07-17 v1

Abstract

In 1882 J.J. Sylvester already proved, that the number of different ways to partition a positive integer into consecutive positive integers exactly equals the number of odd divisors of that integer (see [1]). We will now develop an interesting statement about triangular numbers, those positive integers which can be partitioned into consecutive numbers beginning at 1. For every partition of a triangular number n into consecutive numbers we can partition the sequence of numbers beginning at 1, adding up to n again, such that every part of this partition adds up to exactly one number of the chosen partition of n.

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@article{arxiv.1907.06931,
  title  = {A theorem about partitioning consecutive numbers},
  author = {Kai Michael Renken},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.06931},
  year   = {2019}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures

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