A Smith number is a composite number the sum of whose digits is the sum of the digits
of its prime factors (excluding 1). (The primes
are excluded since they trivially satisfy this condition). One example of a Smith
number is the beast number
(1)
since
(2)
Another Smith number is
(3)
since
(4)
The first few Smith numbers are 4, 22, 27, 58, 85, 94, 121, 166, 202, 265, 274, 319, 346, ... (OEIS A006753 ). The corresponding
digits sums are 4, 4, 9, 13, 13, 13, 4, 13, 4, 13, 13, 13, 13, ... (OEIS A050218 ).
McDaniel (1987a) showed that there are an infinite number of Smith numbers.
A generalized -Smith
number can also be defined as a number satisfying , where is the sum of the digits of 's prime factors and is the usual sum of 's digits. The following table gives the first few -Smith numbers for small integers and their inverses.
OEIS -Smith numbersA050225 6969, 19998, 36399, 39693, 66099, 69663, ... A050224 88,
169, 286, 484, 598, 682, 808, 844, 897, ... 1 A006753 4,
22, 27, 58, 85, 94, 121, 166, 202, 265, ... 2 A104390 32,
42, 60, 70, 104, 152, 231, 315, 316, 322, ... 3 A104391 402,
510, 700, 1113, 1131, 1311, 2006, 2022, ...
A Smith number can be constructed from every factored repunit (Hoffman 1998, pp. 205-206).
The largest known Smith number is
(5)
See also Hoax Number ,
Monica Set ,
Perfect Number ,
Repunit ,
Smith Brothers ,
Suzanne
Set
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