From: "Simon Kröger" <SimonKroeger@...>
Date: 2005-12-04T08:29:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Weird Numbers (#57)

Nate wrote:
> Dan Diebolt wrote:
> 
>>>please give an example of such a number.
>>
>>  70,836,4030,5830,7192,7912,9272,10430,10570,10792,10990,
>>           11410,11690,12110,12530,12670,13370,13510,13790,13930,14770,
>>           15610,15890,16030,16310,16730,16870,17272,17570,17990,18410,
>>           18830,18970,19390,19670
>>
> 
> 
> I can see how 70 is a "weird number" (divisors 2 + 5 + 7 + 10 + 14 + 35
> = 74 and no subset adds up to 70), but can someone explain to me how
> 836 is considered "weird"?
> 
> 2 + 11 + 19 + 22 + 38 + 209 = 301
> 
> Am I missing a divisor, because last time I checked 301 < 836.  When I
> factor 836, I come up with 2 * 2 * 11 * 19 = 836.  Is this just one of
> those cases where the internet is *wrong*?
> 
> Very confused,
> 
> -Nate

erm, if 2 is a divisor 836/2=418 should also be, hmm?

get some sleep :)

(and you missed some more: 1, 4, 38, 44, 76)

cheers

Simon