rectangular number
"Rectangular numbers" are closely related to pronic numbers and can be visualized as arrays of dots forming rectangles.
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Definition
C1Number Theory
(technical, academic)A number that is the product of two consecutive integers.
Example
- The number 12 is a rectangular number because it can be arranged as 3 rows by 4 columns.
- Rectangular numbers like 20 can be visualized as a 4 by 5 grid.
Similar
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