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A380111
a(n) is the least number whose fourth power is an n-digit fourth power which has the maximum sum of digits (A373914(n)).
4
1, 3, 4, 8, 16, 26, 47, 74, 118, 308, 518, 659, 1768, 2868, 5396, 8256, 14482, 28871, 55368, 97063, 147768, 228558, 562341, 835718, 1727156, 2878406, 5458722, 8175708, 16234882, 27831542, 53129506, 98665756, 166025442, 315265896, 510466356, 904245732, 1188893858, 2298249374, 5106312756
OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
EXAMPLE
a(7) = 47 because among all 7-digit fourth powers, 47^4=487968 is the least one (another larger is 56^4=9834496) which has the maximum sum of digits, 43 = A373914(7).
MATHEMATICA
Table[t=SortBy[Map[{#, Total@IntegerDigits[#^4]}&, Range[Ceiling[10^((n-1)/4)], Floor[(10^n-1)^(1/4)]]], Last];
Select[t, #[[2]]==t[[-1]][[2]]&][[1, 1]], {n, 24}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base
AUTHOR
Zhining Yang, Jan 12 2025
STATUS
approved