OFFSET
0,13
COMMENTS
Leading zeros are not allowed: e.g., 101 = concat(10,1) but not concat(1,01). Although 0 is a valid number, we don't allow the trivial decomposition n = concat(0, n) except for the single-digit n < 10, otherwise the minimal product would always be 0.
For n < 111, this sequence coincides with A035930 (same with "largest"), because there is only one possible concatenation, but it differs for n > 111, cf. examples.
LINKS
Eric Angelini, Surface of a number, Sep 01 2021.
EXAMPLE
The number n = 112 is the concatenation of 1 and 12, or of 11 and 2, with respective products 1*12 = 12 and 11*2 = 22. Hence, a(112) = 12, while A035930(112) = 22.
PROG
(PARI) apply( {A347470(x, t(b, c)=if(c\10<=b%c, b\c*(b%c), c>10, oo))= if(x>9, vecmin(vector(logint(x, 10), j, t(x, 10^j))))}, [0..112])
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
M. F. Hasler, Sep 03 2021
STATUS
approved