highly composite numbers
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Highly composite numbers are positive integers that have more divisors than any smaller positive integer, extensively studied and characterized by Srinivasa Ramanujan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Highly Composite Numbers | 1 |
| highly composite numbers canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: highly composite numbers Context triple: [Srinivasa Ramanujan, notableWork, highly composite numbers]
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A.
Hardy–Ramanujan asymptotic formula
The Hardy–Ramanujan asymptotic formula is a landmark result in number theory that gives an approximate expression for the partition function p(n), describing how the number of integer partitions of n grows rapidly with n.
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Chebyshev functions
Chebyshev functions are arithmetic functions in number theory that encode information about the distribution of prime numbers and play a key role in analytic approaches to the prime number theorem.
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Hardy–Littlewood circle method
The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
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Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
The Hardy–Littlewood conjectures are a collection of influential unproven hypotheses in analytic number theory that generalize the prime number theorem to describe the distribution of prime numbers and prime constellations.
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Jordan’s totient functions
Jordan’s totient functions are a family of arithmetic functions in number theory that generalize Euler’s totient function to count k-tuples of integers modulo n with certain coprimality conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: highly composite numbers Target entity description: Highly composite numbers are positive integers that have more divisors than any smaller positive integer, extensively studied and characterized by Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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A.
Hardy–Ramanujan asymptotic formula
The Hardy–Ramanujan asymptotic formula is a landmark result in number theory that gives an approximate expression for the partition function p(n), describing how the number of integer partitions of n grows rapidly with n.
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B.
Chebyshev functions
Chebyshev functions are arithmetic functions in number theory that encode information about the distribution of prime numbers and play a key role in analytic approaches to the prime number theorem.
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C.
Hardy–Littlewood circle method
The Hardy–Littlewood circle method is a powerful analytic number theory technique that uses complex analysis and Fourier series to study additive problems such as Waring’s problem and the Goldbach conjecture.
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D.
Hardy–Littlewood conjectures
The Hardy–Littlewood conjectures are a collection of influential unproven hypotheses in analytic number theory that generalize the prime number theorem to describe the distribution of prime numbers and prime constellations.
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E.
Jordan’s totient functions
Jordan’s totient functions are a family of arithmetic functions in number theory that generalize Euler’s totient function to count k-tuples of integers modulo n with certain coprimality conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
integer sequence
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mathematical concept ⓘ |
| alternativeName | anti-prime ⓘ |
| application |
used in design of measurement systems with many divisors
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used in problems involving highly divisible numbers ⓘ used in scheduling and partitioning problems ⓘ |
| classification | subset of positive integers ⓘ |
| definition | positive integer that has more divisors than any smaller positive integer ⓘ |
| eighthTerm | 48 ⓘ |
| field | number theory ⓘ |
| fifthTerm | 12 ⓘ |
| firstTerm | 1 ⓘ |
| fourthTerm | 6 ⓘ |
| growthProperty | terms grow faster than linearly ⓘ |
| hasDivisorsCount |
1 has 1 divisor
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12 has 6 divisors ⓘ 120 has 16 divisors ⓘ 2 has 2 divisors ⓘ 24 has 8 divisors ⓘ 36 has 9 divisors ⓘ 4 has 3 divisors ⓘ 48 has 10 divisors ⓘ 6 has 4 divisors ⓘ 60 has 12 divisors ⓘ |
| hasOpenProblems |
asymptotic behavior of counting function
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distribution of highly composite numbers ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Srinivasa Ramanujan ⓘ |
| ninthTerm | 60 ⓘ |
| OEISSequence | A002182 ⓘ |
| property |
all highly composite numbers are composite except 1
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defined using the divisor function d(n) ⓘ each term has a record number of divisors ⓘ prime exponents in factorization form a non-increasing sequence ⓘ prime factorization uses small primes with non-increasing exponents ⓘ related to divisor-maximizing problems ⓘ sequence is strictly increasing ⓘ tend to be very dense in divisors ⓘ |
| publication |
highly composite numbers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Highly Composite Numbers
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| publicationAuthor | Srinivasa Ramanujan ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Srinivasa Ramanujan
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surface form:
Ramanujan
abundant numbers ⓘ colossally abundant numbers ⓘ divisor function ⓘ highly composite k-tuples ⓘ superabundant numbers ⓘ |
| secondTerm | 2 ⓘ |
| seventhTerm | 36 ⓘ |
| sixthTerm | 24 ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Srinivasa Ramanujan ⓘ |
| symbolicDescription | n is highly composite if d(n) > d(k) for all positive integers k < n ⓘ |
| tenthTerm | 120 ⓘ |
| thirdTerm | 4 ⓘ |
| yearCharacterized | 1915 ⓘ |
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highly composite number
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Highly Composite Numbers