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Parker Square


The Parker square is the following 3×3 array of positive square numbers, presented by Matt Parker (Numberphile 2016),

 (29^2 1^2 47^2; 41^2 37^2 1^2; 23^2 41^2 29^2).

All three row sums, all three column sums, and the top-left to bottom-right diagonal sum equal 3051. The other diagonal sums to 4107. The values 1^2, 29^2, and 41^2 each occur twice. Thus the array fails both the equal-diagonal-sum and distinct-entry requirements for a magic square of squares.


See also

Magic Square of Squares

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References

Numberphile. "The Parker Square." Apr. 18, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOT_bG-vWyg.

Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Parker Square." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ParkerSquare.html

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