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Mathematics of Computation

Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1960 (published as Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation 1943-1959), Mathematics of Computation is devoted to research articles of the highest quality in computational mathematics.

ISSN 1088-6842 (online) ISSN 0025-5718 (print)

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Fifteen consecutive integers with exactly four prime factors
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by Tony Forbes;
Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 449-452
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01321-7
Published electronically: May 11, 2001

Abstract:

We describe a successful search for a sequence of fifteen consecutive integers, each the product of exactly four prime factors. Fifteen is best possible.
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Bibliographic Information
  • Tony Forbes
  • Affiliation: 22 St. Albans Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5HQ, England
  • Email: tonyforbes@ltkz.demon.co.uk
  • Received by editor(s): March 14, 2000
  • Published electronically: May 11, 2001
  • © Copyright 2001 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 449-452
  • MSC (2000): Primary 11A51
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01321-7
  • MathSciNet review: 1863014