Keith Number/Examples/129,572,008
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Examples of Keith Number
$129 \, 572 \, 008$ is a Keith number:
- $1, 2, 9, 5, 7, 2, 0, 0, 8, \ldots, 32 \, 456 \, 930, 64 \, 849 \, 899, 129 \, 572 \, 008, \ldots$
Proof
By definition of Keith number, we create a Fibonacci-like sequence $K$ from $\left({1, 2, 9, 5, 7, 2, 0, 0, 8}\right)$:
\(\ds K_0\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_1\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_2\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 9\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_3\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_4\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 7\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_5\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_6\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_7\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_8\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_9\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_0 + K_1 + K_2 + K_3 + K_4 + K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 34\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{10}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_1 + K_2 + K_3 + K_4 + K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 + 9 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 34\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 67\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{11}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_2 + K_3 + K_4 + K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 9 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 34 + 67\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 132\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{12}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_3 + K_4 + K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5 + 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 34 + 67 + 132\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 255\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{13}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_4 + K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 34 + 67 + 132 + 255\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 505\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{14}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_5 + K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 34 + 67 + 132 + 255 + 505\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1003\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{15}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_6 + K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 + 0 + 8 + 34 + 67 + 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2004\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{16}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_7 + K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 + 8 + 34 + 67 + 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4008\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{17}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_8 + K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8 + 34 + 67 + 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8016\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{18}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_9 + K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 34 + 67 + 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 16 \, 024\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{19}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{10} + K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 67 + 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 32 \, 014\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{20}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{11} + K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 132 + 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 63 \, 961\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{21}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{12} + K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 255 + 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 127 \, 790\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{22}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{13} + K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 505 + 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 255 \, 325\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{23}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{14} + K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1003 + 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 510 \, 145\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{24}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{15} + K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2004 + 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \, 019 \, 287\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{25}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{16} + K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4008 + 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2 \, 036 \, 570\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{26}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{17} + K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8016 + 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4 \, 069 \, 132\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{27}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{18} + K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25} + K_{26}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 16 \, 024 + 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570 + 4 \, 069 \, 132\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8 \, 130 \, 248\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{28}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{19} + K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25} + K_{26} + K_{27}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 32 \, 014 + 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570 + 4 \, 069 \, 132 + 8 \, 130 \, 248\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 16 \, 244 \, 472\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{29}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{20} + K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25} + K_{26} + K_{27} + K_{28}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 63 \, 961 + 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570 + 4 \, 069 \, 132 + 8 \, 130 \, 248 + 16 \, 244 \, 472\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 32 \, 456 \, 930\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{30}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{21} + K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25} + K_{26} + K_{27} + K_{28} + K_{29}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 127 \, 790 + 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570 + 4 \, 069 \, 132 + 8 \, 130 \, 248 + 16 \, 244 \, 472 + 32 \, 456 \, 930\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 64 \, 849 \, 899\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds K_{31}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds K_{22} + K_{23} + K_{24} + K_{25} + K_{26} + K_{27} + K_{28} + K_{29} + K_{30}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 255 \, 325 + 510 \, 145 + 1 \, 018 \, 287 + 2 \, 036 \, 570 + 4 \, 069 \, 132 + 8 \, 130 \, 248 + 16 \, 244 \, 472 + 32 \, 456 \, 930 + 64 \, 849 \, 899\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 129 \, 572 \, 008\) |
Thus $129 \, 572 \, 008$ occurs in $K$ and the result follows by definition of Keith number.
$\blacksquare$
Historical Note
The Keith number $129 \, 572 \, 008$ was discovered, along with $251 \, 233 \, 297$, by Clifford A. Pickover, who reported it in his work Computers and the Imagination of $1991$.
Sources
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $129,572,008$