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Stifled Numbers

Stifled Numbers are numbers whose digits add up to its base. So there can be no
single digit stifled number in any base. In base ten the set 2s10 has 9 two
digit stifled numbers:
2s10 = {19, 28, 37, 46, 55, 64, 73, 82, 91}

The set 3s10 has 54 three digit stifled numbers in base ten:
3s10 = {109,
208,
307,
406,
505,
604,
703,
802,
901,

118,
217,
316,
415,
514,
613,
712,
811,
910}

127,
226,
325,
424,
523,
622,
721,
820,

136,
235,
334,
433,
532,
631,
730,

145,
244,
343,
442,
541,
640,

154,
253,
352,
451,
550,

163, 172, 181, 190,


262, 271, 280,
361, 370,
460,

19
28
36
43
49
54
58
61
63

The set 4s10 has 218 four digit stifled numbers in base ten:
4s10 = {1009,
1108,
1207,
1306,
1405,
1504,
1603,
1702,
1801,
1900,
2008,
2107,
2206,
2305,
2404,
2503,
2602,
2701,
2800,
3007,
3106,
3205,
3304,
3403,
3502,
3601,
3700,
4006,
4105,
4204,
4303,
4402,
4501,
4600,
5005,
5104,
5203,

1018,
1117,
1216,
1315,
1414,
1513,
1612,
1711,
1810,

1027,
1126,
1225,
1324,
1423,
1522,
1621,
1720,

1036,
1135,
1234,
1333,
1432,
1531,
1630,

1045,
1144,
1243,
1342,
1441,
1540,

1054,
1153,
1252,
1351,
1450,

2017,
2116,
2213,
2314,
2413,
2512,
2611,
2710,

2026,
2125,
2224,
2323,
2422,
2521,
2620,

2035,
2134,
2233,
2332,
2431,
2530,

2044,
2143,
2242,
2341,
2440,

2053, 2062, 2071, 2080


2152, 2161, 2170,
2251, 2260,
2350,

3016,
3015,
3214,
3313,
3412,
3511,
3610,

3025,
3024,
3223,
3322,
3421,
3520,

3034,
3033,
3232,
3331,
3430,

3043, 3052, 3061, 3070,


3042, 3051, 3060,
3241, 3250,
3340,

4015,
4114,
4213,
4312,
4411,
4510,

4024,
4123,
4222,
4321,
4420,

4033, 4042, 4051, 4060,


4132, 4141, 4150,
4231, 4240,
4330,

5014, 5023, 5032, 5041, 5050,


5113, 5122, 5131, 5140,
5212, 5221, 5230,

1063, 1072, 1081, 1090,


1162, 1171, 1280,
1261, 1270,
1360,

73
82
90
97
103
108
112
115
117
118
127
135
142
148
153
157
160
162
163
171
178
184
189
193
196
198
199
206
212
217
221
224
226
227
233
238
242

5302,
5401,
5500,
6004,
6103,
6202,
6301,
7003,
7102,
7201,
7300,
8002,
8101,
8200,
9001,
9100}

5311, 5320,
5410,
6013,
6112,
6211,
6310,
7012,
7111,
7210,

6022, 6031, 6040,


6121, 6130,
6220,
7021, 7030,
7120,

8011, 8020,
8110,
9010,

245
247
248
253
257
260
262
266
269
271
272
275
277
278
280
281

So from the above we can see that there are 281 base 10 stifled digits less than
10000.
Greater Stifled Numbers
Greater Stifled Numbers are numbers whose digits add up to a value greater than
its base.
In base ten the set 2s>10 has 36 two digit greater stifled numbers:
2s>10 = {29,
38, 39,
47, 48,
56, 57,
65, 66,
74, 75,
83, 84,
92, 93,

49,
58,
67,
76,
85,
94,

59,
68,
77,
86,
95,

69,
78, 79,
87, 88, 89,
96, 97, 98, 99}

Lesser Stifled Numbers


Lesser Stifled Numbers are numbers whose digits add up to a value less than its
base.
In base ten the set 1s<10 has 10 one digit lesser stifled numbers:
1s<10 = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
In base ten the set 2s<10 has 43 two digit lesser stifled numbers:
2s<10 = {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,
50, 51, 52, 53, 54,
60, 61, 62, 63,
70, 71, 72,
80, 81,

90}
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Binary
In base 2, any number that is 2^a + 2^b is a stifled number where a and b are
positive integers and are not equal.
2^0
1

2^1
2

2^2
4

2^3
8

2^4
16

2^5
32

2^6
64

2^7
128

s2

nth

1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3
5
6
9
10
12
17
18
20
24
33
34
36
40
48
65
66
68
72
80
96
129
130
132
136
144
160
192

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

There is an infinite number of stifled numbers, but the question is 'What is the
nature of that infinity, as the base increases?

Written by Adi Cox 9/2/2013

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