Highly composite number

English

Etymology

Coined by Indian mathematician Template:W in 1915, although it has been suggested that Template:W may have known of the concept, since he specified 5040 (a highly composite number) as the ideal number of citizens in a city.

Noun

1. Template:Lb A positive integer that has more divisors than any smaller positive integer.
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2. Template:&lit A positive integer that has a relatively large number of divisors.
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Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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Translations

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See also

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Further reading

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• Divisor Function on Template:W
• Highly Composite Number on Template:W
• An Algorithm for Computing Highly Composite Numbers on the Template:W