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Approximating a definite integral of product of cosines to within an accuracy of n binary digits where the integrand depends on input integers x[k] given in binary radix, is equivalent to counting the number of equal-sum partitions of the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2016-01-06 Ohad Asor , Avishy Carmi

The well known binary and decimal representations of the integers, and other similar number systems, admit many generalisations. Here, we investigate whether still every integer could have a finite expansion on a given integer base b, when…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2008-10-03 Christiaan van de Woestijne

For nonzero coprime integers $a$ and $b$, a positive integer $\ell$ is said to be \emph{good with respect to $a$ and $b$} if there exists a positive integer $k$ such that $\ell$ divides $a^{k} + b^{k}$. The concept of good integers has been…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Somphong Jitman

For a fixed integer $k \ge 0$, consider representations of positive integers as sums of binomial coefficients of the form $\binom{n}{k}$. While exact minimal bounds for the number of required summands are known only in a few low-dimensional…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-04-29 Alexander Povolotsky

We give an algorithm that produces all solutions of the equation $\sum_{i=1}^n 1/x_i = 1$ in integers of the form $2^a k^b$, where $k$ is a fixed positive integer that is not a power of $2$, $a$ is an element of $\{0,1,2\}$ that can vary…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-25 Joel Louwsma

Let $\mathcal{P}_r$ denote an almost-prime with at most $r$ prime factors, counted according to multiplicity. In this paper, it is proved that, for $12\leqslant b\leqslant 35$ and for every sufficiently large odd integer $N$, the equation…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-08-16 Jinjiang Li , Min Zhang

Sidon sets are those sets such that the sums of two of its elements never coincide. They go back to the 30s when Sidon asked for the maximal size of a subset of consecutive integers with that property. This question is now answered in a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-11-10 Laurent Habsieger , Alain Plagne

In this paper, we prove that every pair of sufficiently large odd integers can be represented in the form of a pair of one prime, four prime cubes and $48$ powers of $2$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-01-23 Xue Han , Huafeng Liu

Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers and $\sigma(n)$ the sum of all positive divisors of $n$. We call $n$ an exactly $k$-deficient-perfect number with deficient divisors $d_1, d_2, \ldots, d_k$ if $d_1, d_2, \ldots, d_k$ are distinct proper…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Saralee Aursukaree , Prapanpong Pongsriiam

Let $a,b\in \mathbb{N}$ be fixed and coprime such that $a>b$, and let $N$ be any number of the form $a^n\pm b^n$, $n\in\mathbb{N}$. We will generalize a result of Bostan, Gaudry and Schost and prove that we may compute the prime…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-09-20 Markus Hittmeir

Given relatively prime positive integers, $a_1,\ldots,a_n$, the Frobenius number is the largest integer with no representations of the form $a_1x_1+\cdots+a_nx_n$ with nonnegative integers $x_i$. This classical value has recently been…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Kevin Woods

Let n(2,k) denote the largest integer n for which there exists a set A of k nonnegative integers such that the sumset 2A contains {0,1,2,...,n-1}. A classical problem in additive number theory is to find an upper bound for n(2,k). In this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sinan Gunturk , Melvyn B. Nathanson

In this paper we consider integers in base 10 like $abc$, where $a$, $b$, $c$ are digits of the integer, such that $abc^2 - (abc \cdot cba) \; = \; \pm n^2$, where $n$ is a positive integer, as well as equations $abc^2 - (abc \cdot cba) \;…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-02-23 Geoffrey B. Campbell , Aleksander Zujev

Let $s(n):= \sum_{d\mid n,~d<n} d$ denote the sum of the proper divisors of $n$. It is natural to conjecture that for each integer $k\ge 2$, the equivalence \[ \text{$n$ is $k$th powerfree} \Longleftrightarrow \text{$s(n)$ is $k$th…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-06-30 Paul Pollack , Akash Singha Roy

We establish new upper bounds for the length of runs of consecutive positive integers each with exactly $k$ divisors, where $k$ is a given positive integer of some special forms. Also we have found exact values of the maximum possible runs…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-14 Vasilii A. Dziubenko , Vladimir A. Letsko

We study divisibility properties of certain sums and alternating sums involving binomial coefficients and powers of integers. For example, we prove that for all positive integers $n_1,..., n_m$, $n_{m+1}=n_1$, and any nonnegative integer…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-04-10 Victor J. W. Guo , Jiang Zeng

We investigate cases where Thabit and Williams numbers in base $b$ can be expressed as the sum or difference of two $g$-repdigits. For specific values of $b$ and $g$, we describe parametric solutions yielding infinitely many solutions for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Kouèssi Norbert Adédji , Marija Bliznac Trebješanin , Jelena Pleština

Let $b$ be an integer greater than or equal to $2$. For any integer $n\in \left[b^{\lambda-1}, b^{\lambda}-1\right]$, we denote by $R_\lambda (n)$ the reverse of $n$ in base $b$, obtained by reversing the order of the digits of $n$. We…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-11 Cécile Dartyge , Joël Rivat , Cathy Swaenepoel

Let $X_1,X_2,...$ be the digits in the base-$q$ expansion of a random variable $X$ defined on $[0,1)$ where $q\ge2$ is an integer. For $n=1,2,...$, we study the probability distribution $P_n$ of the (scaled) remainder…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-12-29 Ira W. Herbst , Jesper Møller , Anne Marie Svane

Every natural number greater than $2$ can be written as the sum of a prime and a square-free number, and recent work has imposed additional divisibility conditions on the square-free number. We overcome limitations in these works to prove…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Ethan S. Lee , Rowan O'Clarey