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The Uncracked Problem with 33 - Numberphile

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What it is

Numberphile with Tim Browning on the sum-of-three-cubes problem and why 33 was the lowest unsolved case. The description notes a later solution for 33.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked in threads on sums of cubes and Diophantine equations as an accessible introduction.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Or watch videos about it”

    Videos on Diophantine equations and sums of cubes.

    db48x, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Fermat's Last Theorem with More Terms: Why Does It Stop at 3?”

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Topics: number theory, diophantine equations, cubes, numberphile

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