23 is Largest Integer not Sum of Distinct Perfect Powers/Mistake
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Source Work
1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers:
- The Dictionary
- $23$
1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):
- The Dictionary
- $23$
Mistake
- $23$ is the largest integer that is not the sum of distinct powers.
Correction
This statement is refuted by:
- $23 = 2^4 + 2^2 + 2^1 + 2^0$
What in fact is meant is:
- $23$ is the largest integer that is not the sum of distinct perfect powers.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $23$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $23$