Smallest Fourth Power as Sum of 5 Distinct Fourth Powers/Mistake

Source Work

1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers:

The Dictionary

$50,625$

1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):

The Dictionary

$50,625$

Mistake

Equal to $15^4 = 4^4 + 6^4 + 8^4 + 9^4 + 14^4$.

This is the smallest example of a $4$th power equal to the sum of only $5$ other $4$th powers.

Correction

Should read:

This is the smallest example of a $4$th power equal to the sum of only $5$ distinct other $4$th powers.

Also see

• Smallest Fourth Power which is Sum of 5 Fourth Powers

Sources

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $50,625$
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $50,625$