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We consider representing of natural numbers by arithmetical expressions using ones, addition, multiplication and parentheses. The (integer) complexity of n -- denoted by ||n|| -- is defined as the number of ones in the shortest expressions…

Define $\|n\|$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of ones needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. John Selfridge showed that $\|n\|\ge 3\log_3 n$ for all $n$. Based on this, this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-14 Harry Altman

Let $\|n\|$ stand for the integer complexity of the number $n$, i.e. for the least number of $1$'s needed to write $n$ using arbitrary many additions, multiplications, and parentheses. The two-sided inequality $3\log_3 n\leq\|n\|\leq…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Sergei Konyagin , Kristina Oganesyan

The integer complexity $f(n)$ of a positive integer $n$ is defined as the minimum number of 1's needed to represent $n$, using additions, multiplications and parentheses. We present two simple and faster algorithms for computing the integer…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-09-14 Qizheng He

This paper studies the minimal length representation of the natural numbers. Let O be a fixed set of integer-valued functions (primarily hyperoperations). For each n, what is the shortest way of expressing n as a combinations of functions…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2018-01-08 Akshunna Shaurya Dogra

The (Mahler-Popken) complexity $\| n \|$ of a natural number $n$ is the smallest number of ones that can be used via combinations of multiplication and addition to express $n$, with parentheses arranged in such a way so as to form legal…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-09-20 John M. Campbell

Define $|n|$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of 1's needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. John Selfridge showed that $|n|\ge 3\log_3 n$ for all $n$. Define the defect of $n$,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-05-28 Harry Altman , Joshua Zelinsky

Define $\|n\|$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of ones needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. John Selfridge showed that $\|n\|\ge 3\log_3 n$ for all $n$, leading this author and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-08-14 Harry Altman

The complexity $\Vert n\Vert$ of a natural number is the least number of $1$ needed to represent $n$ using the 5 symbols $(, ), *, +, 1$. A natural number $n$ is called stable is $\Vert 3^kn\Vert =\Vert n\Vert +3k$. For each natural number…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-02-14 Juan Arias de Reyna

The decimal digits of $\pi$ are widely believed to behave like as statistically independent random variables taking the values $0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5$, $6, 7, 8, 9$ with equal probabilities $1/10$. In this article, first, another similar…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-11-17 Karlis Podnieks

Define $\|n\|$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of ones needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. Define $n$ to be stable if for all $k\ge 0$, we have $\|3^k n\|=\|n\|+3k$. In [7],…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-05-28 Harry Altman

The arithmetic of natural numbers has a natural and simple encoding within sets, and the simplest set whose structure is not that of any natural number extends this set-theoretic representation to positive and negative integers. The…

Logic · Mathematics 2019-05-17 Ruadhan O'Flanagan

Define $||n||$ to be the \emph{complexity} of $n$, which is the smallest number of $1$s needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. John Selfridge showed that $||n|| \geq 3\log_3 n$ for all $n$.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-11-08 Joshua Zelinsky

Given a list of N numbers, the maximum can be computed in N iterations. During these N iterations, the maximum gets updated on average as many times as the Nth harmonic number. We first use this fact to approximate the Nth harmonic number…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-04-24 Ali Dasdan

The question of integer complexity asks about the minimal number of $1$'s that are needed to express a positive integer using only addition and multiplication (and parentheses). In this paper, we propose the notion of $l$-complexity of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Pengcheng Zhang

We study the problem of $2$-dimensional orthogonal range counting with additive error. Given a set $P$ of $n$ points drawn from an $n\times n$ grid and an error parameter $\eps$, the goal is to build a data structure, such that for any…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-05-24 Zhewei Wei , Ke Yi

Define $||n||$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of ones needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. The set $\mathscr{D}$ of defects, differences $\delta(n):=||n||-3\log_3 n$, is known…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Harry Altman , Juan Arias de Reyna

In this work, we established symmetric representation of numbers where one can use any of 9 digits giving the same number. The representations of natural numbers from 0 to 1000 are given using only single digit in all the nine cases, i.e.,…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2015-02-13 Inder J. Taneja

This paper presents a new representation of natural numbers and discusses its consequences for computability and computational complexity. The paper argues that the introduction of the first Peano axiom in the traditional definition of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-04-14 Stefan Jaeger

Define $\|n\|$ to be the complexity of $n$, the smallest number of ones needed to write $n$ using an arbitrary combination of addition and multiplication. John Selfridge showed that $\|n\| \ge 3\log_3 n$ for all $n$. Define the defect of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-07-14 Harry Altman
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