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Positive integer solutions [a',b',c',d'] of the equation 1/a + 1/b + 1/c + 1/d = 1, for a <= b <= c <= d, lexicographically sorted.
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%I #32 Sep 09 2017 23:27:44

%S 2,3,7,42,2,3,8,24,2,3,9,18,2,3,10,15,2,3,12,12,2,4,5,20,2,4,6,12,2,4,

%T 8,8,2,5,5,10,2,6,6,6,3,3,4,12,3,3,6,6,3,4,4,6,4,4,4,4

%N Positive integer solutions [a',b',c',d'] of the equation 1/a + 1/b + 1/c + 1/d = 1, for a <= b <= c <= d, lexicographically sorted.

%C There are only 14 positive integer solutions for 1/a + 1/b + 1/c + 1/d = 1.

%D W. Sierpiński, 250 problems in elementary number theory, Elsevier Science Ltd, pages 14 and 83-85.

%H Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EgyptianFraction.html">Egyptian Fraction</a>

%H <a href="/index/Ed#Egypt">Index entries for sequences related to Egyptian fractions</a>

%e The 2nd row is [2,3,8,24] and represents the solution 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/8 + 1/24 = 1.

%e List of all the solutions:

%e 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/7 + 1/42 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/8 + 1/24 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/18 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/10 + 1/15 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/12 + 1/12 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/5 + 1/20 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/12 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/8 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/10 = 1

%e 1/2 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 1

%e 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/12 = 1

%e 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 1

%e 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/6 = 1

%e 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1

%Y Cf. A229941.

%K easy,full,fini,nonn,tabf

%O 1,1

%A _Marco Ripà_, Jul 31 2015