highly composite number
"Highly composite numbers" are significant in number theory due to their unique property of having the highest number of divisors among smaller numbers.
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Definition
C1Number Theory
(technical, academic)A positive integer with more divisors than any smaller positive integer.
Example
- 12 is a highly composite number because it has more divisors than any number less than 12.
- Highly composite numbers are useful in problems involving divisors and factors.
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