### 14 Divisors

What is the smallest number with exactly 14 divisors?

### Summing Consecutive Numbers

Many numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers. For example, 15=7+8 and 10=1+2+3+4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed in this way?

### Helen's Conjecture

Helen made the conjecture that "every multiple of six has more factors than the two numbers either side of it". Is this conjecture true?

# Magic Letters

##### Stage: 3 Challenge Level:

Charlie has made a Magic V with five consecutive numbers:

It is a Magic V because each 'arm' has the same total.

Alison drew this magic V:

Charlie said "That's really just the same Magic V as mine!"

What do you think Charlie meant?
There are six more Magic Vs that are the same as Charlie's - can you find them all?

Click below to check you have.

Can you find all the possible Magic Vs that use the numbers $1$ to $5$ and are different from Charlie's?

How can you be sure you have found them all?

What happens if you use the numbers from $2$ to $6$? Or from $3$ to $7$? Or $4$ to $8\dots$?

Can you describe an efficient strategy to find all Magic Vs for any given set of numbers?

Can you use your strategy to find all the possible Magic Vs that use the numbers $987, 988, 989, 990, 991$?

Can you find a Magic V where each arm has a total of 60? Or 1000? Or...?
Can you find more than one?
Can you find a Magic V for any arm total?

Charlie and Alison drew some more letters, to see if they could make them magic - that is, using consecutive numbers to make equal arm totals.

 Magic L? Magic N? Magic W?

Investigate some of these Magic Letters in the same way that you explored Magic Vs.
What general conclusions can you reach?

You can use this spreadsheet to explore.