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Consecutive Integer Sums (Posted on 2004-06-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
The integer 30 can be written as a sum of consecutive positive integers in three ways:
30 = 9+10+11 = 6+7+8+9 = 4+5+6+7+8.

Find the smallest positive integer which can be written as a sum of consecutive positive integers in 12 ways.

  Submitted by Brian Smith    
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The smallest positive integer which can be written as a sum of consecutive positive integers in 12 ways is 945.

As it turns out, 945 can be writen as a sum in 15 ways, listed below).

Bryan gives a proof that 945 is the smallest here.

945 in 2 terms = 472+473
945 in 3 terms = 314+315+316
945 in 5 terms = 187+188+189+190+191
945 in 6 terms = 155+156+157+158+159+160
945 in 7 terms = 132+133+134+135+136+137+138
945 in 9 terms = sum of 101 to 109
945 in 10 terms = sum of 90 to 99
945 in 14 terms = sum of 61 to 74
945 in 15 terms = sum of 56 to 70
945 in 18 terms = sum of 44 to 61
945 in 21 terms = sum of 35 to 55
945 in 27 terms = sum of 22 to 48
945 in 30 terms = sum of 17 to 46
945 in 35 terms = sum of 10 to 44
945 in 42 terms = sum of 2 to 43

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  Subject Author Date
answerK Sengupta2007-05-04 14:55:29
Questiona set number of integers?Ruby2005-04-20 18:40:15
Questionsets of consecutives....Jim Mahaffey2004-07-15 12:51:19
Riley's MethodRichard2004-07-03 15:32:30
re: How to thread theseRichard2004-06-29 17:56:15
re(3): Computer solutionRichard2004-06-29 15:42:34
SolutionProofBryan2004-06-29 10:11:10
re(2): Computer solutionCharlie2004-06-29 08:07:06
SolutionHow to thread theseGamer2004-06-28 22:53:45
Interesting ReferenceRichard2004-06-28 22:27:28
re: Computer solutionRichard2004-06-28 21:52:31
SolutionComputer solutionCharlie2004-06-28 21:20:13
re(2): Possible SolutionRichard2004-06-28 18:52:50
re: Possible SolutionTristan2004-06-28 18:38:17
Possible SolutionRichard2004-06-28 18:28:05
SorryBryan2004-06-28 18:13:47
Some ThoughtsBetter...Tristan2004-06-28 18:13:13
Hints/TipsAnswer?Bryan2004-06-28 17:51:37
re(2): ummm...Thalamus2004-06-28 17:35:04
re: ummm...Charlie2004-06-28 17:00:40
A startJer2004-06-28 16:51:34
Some Thoughtsummm...Thalamus2004-06-28 15:05:18
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