A supersquare is a 4 digit number
such as the two digit numbers
are all perfect squares.
What is the sum of all supersquare(s)?
This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try
refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and,
finally, (c)
loading the
non-javascript version of this page
. We're sorry about the hassle.
First, make a list of all perfect squares of two digits 1 6 , 2 5 , 3 6 , 4 9 , 6 4 , 8 1 , then we can analyse case by case:
If A B = 1 6 ⇒ B C = 6 4 ⇒ C D = 4 9 ∴ 1 6 4 9 is a supersquare number
If A B = 2 5 you cannot complete the number
If A B = 3 6 ⇒ B C = 6 4 ⇒ C D = 4 9 ∴ 3 6 4 9 is a supersquare number
If A B = 4 9 you cannot complete the number
If A B = 6 4 you cannot complete the number
If A B = 8 1 ⇒ B C = 1 6 ⇒ C D = 6 4 ∴ 8 1 6 4 is a supersquare number
The sum of all supersquare numbers is 1 6 4 9 + 3 6 4 9 + 8 1 6 4 = 1 3 4 6 2
Nice problem!