For example, 35 is Duffinian since it is relatively prime to the sum of its divisors 1 + 5 + 7 + 35 = 48.
It is easy to see that there are
infinite such numbers. Indeed any number of the form where
is prime
and
is Duffinian, since
cannot be
divisible by
.
P. Heichelheim proved that exists a run of 5 consecutive Duffinian numbers starting at 202605639573839041, and that cannot exist a longer such run.
Rose Mary Zbiek has proved that every even Duffinian number is either a square or twice a square.
The smallest 3 × 3 magic square whose entries are consecutive Duffinian numbers is
18649 | 18631 | 18643 |
18635 | 18641 | 18647 |
18639 | 18651 | 18633 |
The first Duffinian numbers are 4, 8, 9, 16, 21, 25, 27, 32, 35, 36, 39, 49, 50, 55, 57, 63, 64, 65, 75, 77, 81, 85, 93, 98, 100 more terms