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Homogeneous Numbers


Two numbers are homogeneous if they have identical prime factors. An example of a homogeneous pair is (6, 72), both of which share prime factors 2 and 3:

6=2·3
(1)
72=2^3·3^2.
(2)

See also

Heterogeneous Numbers, Prime Factor, Prime Number

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References

Le Lionnais, F. Les nombres remarquables. Paris: Hermann, p. 146, 1983.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Homogeneous Numbers." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HomogeneousNumbers.html

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