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$$2^2+3^2+5^2+7^2+11^2+13^2+17^2=666$$
If $(p_i)$ is the sequence of prime numbers, can we solve the equation:
$$\sum_{i=1}^k p_i^2 =\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$$
in $(k,n)$?
$p_1=2,p_7=17$, $(7,36)$ is solution.
What has this to do with physics???
It is essentially not a physical problem, but a mathematical problem of arithmetic.
so why present it here?? Even the math here is supposed to be related to physics.
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