OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The only operations allowed are addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, parenthesizing, and concatenation.
Real and imaginary intermediate values are allowed as long as the final value of the expression is an integer. - Walter Robinson, Aug 22 2025
LINKS
Walter Robinson, Python Program
EXAMPLE
For k = 3125, k can be represented as 5^5, using only 2 digits, which is less than the length of k, 4.
For k = 3437, k can be represented as (7^3)||7, using only 3 digits which is less than the length of k, 4.
For k = 10003, k can be represented as ((1||0)^3)||3, using only 4 digits, which is less than the length of k, 5.
PROG
(Python) # See Robinson link.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Valentin Miakinen and Walter Robinson, Sep 20 2023
STATUS
approved
