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Minimal Niven numbers

Number Theory 2015-05-13 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Define a(k,q) to be the smallest positive multiple of k such that the sum of its digits in base q is equal to k. The asymptotic behavior, lower and upper bound estimates of a(k,q) are investigated. A characterization of the minimality condition is also considered.

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@article{arxiv.0803.0477,
  title  = {Minimal Niven numbers},
  author = {H. Fredricksen and E. J. Ionascu and F. Luca and P. Stanica},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.0477},
  year   = {2015}
}

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28 pages, 2 figures

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