OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
David Consiglio, Jr., Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
EXAMPLE
42120 is a term because 42120 = 1^3 + 19^3 + 22^3 + 27^3 = 2^3 + 3^3 + 13^3 + 33^3 = 2^3 + 6^3 + 17^3 + 32^3 = 3^3 + 3^3 + 20^3 + 31^3 = 3^3 + 17^3 + 20^3 + 29^3 = 3^3 + 13^3 + 14^3 + 32^3 = 6^3 + 15^3 + 16^3 + 31^3 = 7^3 + 17^3 + 23^3 + 27^3 = 11^3 + 13^3 + 21^3 + 29^3.
PROG
(Python)
from itertools import combinations_with_replacement as cwr
from collections import defaultdict
keep = defaultdict(lambda: 0)
power_terms = [x**3 for x in range(1, 1000)]
for pos in cwr(power_terms, 4):
tot = sum(pos)
keep[tot] += 1
rets = sorted([k for k, v in keep.items() if v >= 9])
for x in range(len(rets)):
print(rets[x])
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
David Consiglio, Jr., Jun 09 2021
STATUS
approved