A "weird number" is a number that is "abundant" but not "semi-perfect". Meaning? Take all the "proper divisors" of 70 (i.e. all the divisors of 70 except for 70 itself). They are 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35.
When the proper divisors add up to more than the original number, the original number is said to be abundant. For 70: 1+2+5+7+10+14+35 = 74 > 70, so 70 is "abundant". Now, if there was some SUBSET of these numbers 1,2,5,7,10, 14, 35 which added up to 70, then 70 would be said to be "semi-perfect" (or "psuedo-perfect")
But there isn't. Try it. You can make 71 by missing out the 1 and the 2, or you can make 69 by missing out the 5, but you can't make 70. I hope that explanation is clear. The first few weird numbers are: 70, 836, 4030, 5830, 7192, 7912, 9272, 10430, 10570, 10792.
"The Smallest Weird Number", in it's title, is in homage to their music label, music70. "70" is indeed the smallest "weird number" in mathematic terms. May want to look that up.
lol @ 1:05
88Cortex 5 months ago
Man, you couldve just said "a number where any combination of it's divisors don't add up to the original
zwerty007 1 year ago
The French do not have a word for 70, instead using "soixante-dix" (60 + 10).
razedeezy 1 year ago
@razedeezy You mean like their song "Sixtyten"?
DrRoy1 1 year ago
@DrRoy1 yesh
razedeezy 1 year ago
i thought the smallest weird number isn't scary anymore, but now that i've listened to it on reverse fuuuuuuck
sherbunlulz 2 years ago 3
from the BoC pages:
A "weird number" is a number that is "abundant" but not "semi-perfect". Meaning? Take all the "proper divisors" of 70 (i.e. all the divisors of 70 except for 70 itself). They are 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35.
mdixon6 3 years ago 3
When the proper divisors add up to more than the original number, the original number is said to be abundant. For 70: 1+2+5+7+10+14+35 = 74 > 70, so 70 is "abundant". Now, if there was some SUBSET of these numbers 1,2,5,7,10, 14, 35 which added up to 70, then 70 would be said to be "semi-perfect" (or "psuedo-perfect")
mdixon6 3 years ago 3
But there isn't. Try it. You can make 71 by missing out the 1 and the 2, or you can make 69 by missing out the 5, but you can't make 70. I hope that explanation is clear. The first few weird numbers are: 70, 836, 4030, 5830, 7192, 7912, 9272, 10430, 10570, 10792.
mdixon6 3 years ago 3
julie and candy my fav
sm0jphace 3 years ago 3
Doesn't The Smallest Weird Number appear reversed in "A Few Old Tunes"?
Meatwadroks 3 years ago
nope
imhallowarren 2 years ago
@imhallowarren That's right my mistake. It was that "35 Songs" set album that we originally thought was Old Tunes, Volume 1.
Meatwadroks 2 years ago
old tunes vol. 1 - audiotrack 10B
xxdonatelloxx 2 years ago
cool
SlyVictim 3 years ago
"The Smallest Weird Number", in it's title, is in homage to their music label, music70. "70" is indeed the smallest "weird number" in mathematic terms. May want to look that up.
DDRpwnerer 3 years ago
@DDRpwnerer sixtyten is also 70, which is, another reference to music70. aquarius also mentions 'sixtyten'.
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