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A374425
a(n) is the smallest number which can be represented as the sum of 4 distinct positive n-th powers in exactly 3 ways, or -1 if no such number exists.
11
13, 78, 1521, 16578, 1479604544, 1885800643779
OFFSET
1,1
EXAMPLE
a(4) = 16578 = 1^4 + 2^4 + 9^4 + 10^4 = 2^4 + 5^4 + 6^4 + 11^4 = 3^4 + 7^4 + 8^4 + 10^4.
a(5) = 1479604544 = 3^5 + 48^5 + 52^5 + 61^5 = 13^5 + 36^5 + 51^5 + 64^5 = 18^5 + 36^5 + 44^5 + 66^5.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Ilya Gutkovskiy, Jul 08 2024
EXTENSIONS
a(6) from Michael S. Branicky, Jul 09 2024
STATUS
approved