A128909 3D version of A005670. The problem is to dissect an n X n X n cube into smaller integer cubes, the gcd of whose sides is 1, using the smallest number of cubes. The gcd condition exclude dissecting a 6 X 6 X 6 cube into eight 3 X 3 X 3 cubes.
1, 8, 20, 15, 50, 27, 71, 22, 39, 57, 125, 34
Offset: 1
Examples
a(4)=15 because a 4 X 4 X 4 cube can be dissected into 8 2 X 2 X 2, one of which can be dissected into 8 1 X 1 X 1.
References
- Ainley, Stephen, Mathematical Puzzles, Prentice Hall, New York, 1983. p. 81.
Crossrefs
Cf. A005670.
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