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A201643
John Leech's example of a set of eleven distinct odd numbers the sum of whose reciprocals is 1.
22
3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 27, 35, 63, 105, 135
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
There are smaller sets - see for example A201644.
One of 17 possible sets of eleven numbers of the form 3^alpha 5^beta 7^gamma whose sum of reciprocals is 1. The 17 solutions are given in A211118 - A211134. N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 02 2012
REFERENCES
R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number Theory (UPINT), Section D11.
LINKS
Burshtein, Nechemia. On distinct unit fractions whose sum equals 1. Discrete Math. 5 (1973), 201--206. MR0314738 (47 #3290)
Burshtein, Nechemia. All the solutions of the equation Sum_{i=1..11}} 1/x_i = 1 in distinct integers of the form x_i = 3^alpha 5^beta 7^gamma. Discrete Math. 308 (2008), no. 18, 4286--4292. MR2427761 (2009e:11061)
The Prime Puzzles and Problems Connection, Problem 35
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,fini,full
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 03 2011
STATUS
approved