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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harshad number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
har-shad num-ber
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A positive integer which is divisible by the sum of all of its digits.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by Indian recreational mathematician D. R. Kaprekar, from Sanskrit हर्षद (harṣada, “giving joy”). The capitalization is likely based on mathematicians' incorrect assumption that harshad is a proper noun.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: हर्षद

Inflected Forms

Harshad numbers (plural)

Synonyms

Niven number

Questions

What does harshad number mean?
A positive integer which is divisible by the sum of all of its digits.
Where does harshad number come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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