21-May-1995
Unsolved Problem 21:
Is every integer larger than 454 the sum of
seven or fewer positive cubes?
Reference:
- [Gardner 1986]
- Martin Gardner,
Knotted Doughnuts and other Mathematical Entertainments.
W. H. Freeman. New York: 1986.
Page 224.
Sum of Seven Cubes
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