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Nonagonal Heptagonal Number


A number which is simultaneously a nonagonal number N_m and heptagonal number Hep_n and therefore satisfies the Diophantine equation

 1/2m(7m-5)=1/2n(5n-4).
(1)

Completing the square and rearranging gives

 (14n-5)^2-7(10m-3)^2=62.
(2)

Defining x=14n-5 and y=10m-3 gives the Pell-like equation

 x^2-7y^2=62.
(3)

The first integral solutions in m and n are (m,n)=(1,1), (88, 104), (12445, 14725), (1767052, 2090804), ... (OEIS A048919 and A048920), giving the nonagonal heptagonal numbers 1, 26884, 542041975, 10928650279834, ... (OEIS A048921).


See also

Heptagonal Number, Nonagonal Number

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References

Sloane, N. J. A. Sequences A048919, A048920, and A048921 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."

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Nonagonal Heptagonal Number

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Nonagonal Heptagonal Number." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NonagonalHeptagonalNumber.html

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