First perfect square in base n with n unique digits
Find the first perfect square in a given base N that has at least N digits and exactly N unique digits; display the number in base N.
E.G. In base 10, the first perfect square with at least 10 unique digits is 1026753849 (32043²).
You may use analytical methods to reduce the search space, but the code must do a search. Do not use magic numbers or just feed the code the answer to verify it is correct.
- Task
- Find and display here, on this page, the first perfect square in base N, with N unique digits, expressed in base N, for each of base 2 through 12.
- (optional) Do the same for bases 13 through 16.
Perl 6
<lang perl6># Only search square numbers that have at least N digits;
- smaller could not possibly match.
sub first-square (Int $n) {
my $start = (($n - 1)/2).exp($n).floor || 1; my $sq = ($start .. *).map( *² ).hyper.first: *.base($n).comb.Bag.elems >= $n; sprintf "Base %2d: %10s² == %s", $n, $sq.sqrt.base($n), $sq.base($n);
}
say "First perfect square with N unique digits in base N: "; say .&first-square for flat
2 .. 12, # required 13 .. 16 # optional
- </lang>
- Output:
First perfect square with N unique digits in base N: Base 2: 10² == 100 Base 3: 22² == 2101 Base 4: 33² == 3201 Base 5: 243² == 132304 Base 6: 523² == 452013 Base 7: 1431² == 2450361 Base 8: 3344² == 13675420 Base 9: 11642² == 136802574 Base 10: 32043² == 1026753849 Base 11: 111453² == 1240A536789 Base 12: 3966B9² == 124A7B538609 Base 13: 3828943² == 10254773CA86B9 Base 14: 3A9DB7C² == 10269B8C57D3A4 Base 15: 1012B857² == 102597BACE836D4 Base 16: 404A9D9B² == 1025648CFEA37BD9