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Oblong Difference Observation (Posted on 2015-10-15)

Find all possible pairs (M, N) of oblong numbers that satisfy:

M - N = 2016

Prove that there are no others.

*** As an extra challenge solve this puzzle without using a computer program aided method.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

M N ordinal oblongs 2256 240 47 15 3422 1406 58 37 13572 11556 116 107 21756 19740 147 140 113906 111890 337 334 1017072 1015056 1008 1007
For an explanation, refer to:
• The analytical solution submitted by Steve Herman in this location.
• The computer program assisted solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: two more solutions (computer solutions)	K Sengupta	2023-01-11 00:36:12
No Subject	K Sengupta	2023-01-11 00:33:58
Full analytical solution	Steve Herman	2015-10-15 17:42:35
two more solutions (computer solutions)	Charlie	2015-10-15 13:58:20
solution	xdog	2015-10-15 12:48:34

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