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On the density of nice Friedmans

Number Theory 2013-10-10 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

A Friedman number is a positive integer which is the result of an expression combining all of its own digits by use of the four basic operations, exponentiation and digit concatenation. A "nice" Friedman number is a Friedman number for which the expression constructing the number from its own digits can be represented with the original order of the digits unchanged. One of the fundamental questions regarding Friedman numbers, and particularly regarding nice Friedman numbers, is how common they are among the integers. In this paper, we prove that nice Friedman numbers have density 1, when considered in binary, ternary or base four.

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@article{arxiv.1310.2390,
  title  = {On the density of nice Friedmans},
  author = {Michael Brand},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.2390},
  year   = {2013}
}

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6 pages

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