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Life, the Universe, and Math: 42 Proven to be the Sum of 3 Cubes - ExtremeTech

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2019-09-13 15:54:36
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After years of work, there was only one number left below 100 that hadn't been proven to be the sum of three cubes. A million+ hours of worldwide supercomputer time later, even mighty 42 has fallen.

Source: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/298112-life-the-universe-and-math-42-proven-to-be-the-sum-of-3-cubes [extremetech.com]


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