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Introduction

Palindromic numbers are numbers which read the same from
 p_right left to right (forwards) as from the right to left (backwards) p_left
Here are a few random examples : 7, 3113, 44611644

Tetrahedral numbers are defined and calculated by this extraordinary intricate and excruciatingly complex formula.
So, this line is for experts only
base x ( base + 1 ) x ( base + 2 )
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6


Normal and Palindromic Tetrahedrals

bu17 The only numbers which are Square and Tetrahedral are 1, 4 and 19600 (Sloane's A003556)
Tetrahedral Number as proved by Meyl (1878; cited in Dickson 1952, p.25).

bu17 On sci.math there was a discussion a while ago about a nonpalindromic relationship :

Question : What numbers are both Triangular and Tetrahedral ?
Answer : The only possible ones are 0, 1, 10, 120, 1540 and 7140 (Sloane's A027568).
Triangular basenumbers are 0, 1, 4, 15, 55 and 119
Tetrahedral basenumbers are 0, 1, 3, 8, 20 and 34
Proof : E.T. Avanesov (Rumanian?) proved in 1966 that the above numbers constitute the complete set of solutions.
Acta Arithmetica, vol. 12, 409-420. The proof is particularly abstruse.

bu17 All tetrahedral numbers can only end with 1, 4, 5, 6 or 9. Confert the square numbers !

bu17 The product of three consecutive integers is always divisible by 6.
book
A good source for such statements is “The Book of Numbers”
by John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy.
Click on the image on the left for more background about the book.
The book can be ordered at 'www.amazon.com'.

bu17 The sums of the consecutive triangular numbers (starting from 1) are the tetrahedral numbers.
For example : 969 = 1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 + 45 + 55 + 66 + 78 + 91 + 105 + 120 + 136 + 153
or the seventeenth tetrahedral number (17 sums).

bu17 The sum of two consecutive tetrahedral numbers is a square pyramidal number.
Tn = 35 and Tn+1 = 56
Then we have 35 + 56 = 91 which is 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 + 62.

bu17 The basenumber 336 leads us not only to a palindromic tetrahedral (still the record number despite its small size!)
     but also to primes in one of the following manners :
336 = 6 x 7 x 8 a product of three consecutives
336 + 1 = 337 is prime.
3362 + 3372 + 3382 = 340709 is prime.

bu17 The basenumber 336 is a number of the form n(n+X):
336 = n(n+5) whereby n = 16.

bu17 Other interesting entries from Sloane's table are :
%N Tetrahedral numbers which are sum of 2 tetrahedrals. under A002311
%N Not the sum of 4 tetrahedrals (a finite sequence). under A000797


Sources Revealed


Neil Sloane's “Integer Sequences” Encyclopedia can be consulted online :
Neil Sloane's Integer Sequences
The regular tetrahedral numbers are categorised :
%N Tetrahedral numbers: C(n+3,3). under A000292.
The palindromic tetrahedrals are categorised :
%N nth tetrahedral number n(n+1)(n+2)/6 is palindromic under A006029.
%N Palindromic tetrahedral numbers under A006030.
Click here to view some of the author's [P. De Geest] entries to the table.
Click here to view some entries to the table about palindromes.


An alternative way to get a 'structural' insight as how to imagine tetrahedrals is to visit these sites :

TetrahedralsFrom Eric Weisstein's Math Encyclopedia
kite-site A real life application → kite-site


The Full Listing


Index NrInfoBasenumberLength
Palindromic TetrahedralsLength
   
Formula (n)(n+1)(n+2)/6
6Info3363
6.378.7367
5Info212
1.7714
4InfoPrime!    172
9693
3InfoPrime!    21
41
2Info11
11
1Info01
01



Contributions

Kevin Brown informs me that he has more info about tetrahedral palindromes in other base representations.
Read his article :
point On General Palindromic Numbers thumb up

[ June 10, 2021 ]
Patrick De Geest's search program exhaustively scanned all possible palindromic candidates up to length 41.

[ June 1, 2002 ]
Walter Schneider (email) made a quick search up to basenumber 10^10.
No new palindromic solution was found.










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