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Largest integer requiring n fifth powers to sum to it, starting with n=28.
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%I #8 Mar 30 2012 18:34:53

%S 952,463,464,465,466,219,220,221,222,223

%N Largest integer requiring n fifth powers to sum to it, starting with n=28.

%C All positive integers other than 223 are the sum of fewer than 37 positive fifth powers.

%D David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, entry 223.

%e 223 requires 37 positive fifth powers to sum to it

%Y Cf. A048266.

%K fini,full,nonn

%O 28,1

%A _Jud McCranie_