If you are a reader of Greek mythology, then you are probably familiar with Narcissus. He was a hunter of exceptional beauty that he died because he was unable to leave a pool after falling in love with his own reflection. That’s why I keep myself away from pools these days (kidding).
Narcissus gazing at his own reflection (via Wikipedia)
In mathematics, he has kins by the name of narcissistic numbers — numbers that can’t get enough of themselves. In particular, they are numbers that are the sum of their digits when raised to the power of the number of digits. Continue reading
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