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A077370
Largest n-digit triangular number whose external digits as well as internal digits form a triangular number, or 0 if no such number exists.
1
6, 91, 666, 6786, 48205, 400065, 2943951, 56121715, 497086215, 5490000505, 50127436765, 401241809205, 5699935500265, 48641411367615, 947211006213361, 4036467268544805, 35196287672814036, 222222222111111111
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
At least one such number exists for every even n:
(2*10^(n/2)+1)*(10^(n/2)-1)/9, which gives lower bounds
a(2)>=21, a(4)>=2211, a(6)>=222111, a(8)>=22221111, etc., i.e., the triangular numbers (A000217) with indices 6, 66, 666, 6666, etc.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
base,nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Nov 06 2002
EXTENSIONS
Offset corrected, terms a(2) and a(4) corrected, and terms a(6)-a(18) added by Jon E. Schoenfield, Jul 03 2010
STATUS
approved