03-29-2006, 06:27 AM
Vandiablo,Mar 28 2006, 10:14 PM Wrote:As for 42, it has the property that it is
the lowest number that is
the product of 3 distinct primes a, b, c
where any (a+B) does not equal c.
(You don't have a+b=c with {2, 3, 7}, but you do with {2, 3, 5}, the components of 30.)
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I personally like the number 6. 1+2+3=1x2x3=6
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