/* * Author : Amit Dutta * Date : 12 Dec 2025 * Repo : https://github.com/notamitgamer/bsc * License : MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details) */ /* Ramanujan number (1729) is the smallest number that can be expressed as sum of cubes in two different ways - 1729 can be expressed as 1^3 + 12^3 and 9^3 + 10^3. Write a program to print all such numbers up to a reasonable limit. */ /* Let Us C, Chap- 6, Page - 106, Qn No.: B(g) */ // 1. INCLUDE SECTION #include // Includes the standard input/output library, necessary for printf() // 2. CONSTANT DEFINITIONS (MACROS) // These define fixed values we can easily use and change later. #define LIMIT 100000 // The maximum number we want to search up to. // The maximum base value (a, b, c, or d) we need to check. // Since 47^3 is greater than 100,000, checking bases up to 47 covers the LIMIT. #define MAX_BASE_VAL 47 // 3. MAIN FUNCTION int main() { // 4. VARIABLE DECLARATION // sum1 and sum2 store the results of a^3 + b^3 and c^3 + d^3. // We use 'long long' because cubes (like 47^3) are large and can exceed // the capacity of a standard 'int', preventing errors. long long sum1, sum2; int count = 0; // Counter to keep track of how many Ramanujan numbers we find. // This flag is used to optimize the search. If we find the second way (c^3 + d^3) // to make sum1, we set this to 1 and immediately stop the inner loops. int found_match; // Print introductory message to the user. printf("Ramanujan Number Finder (a^3 + b^3 = c^3 + d^3)\n"); printf("Searching up to %d (Max base value is %d)\n", LIMIT, MAX_BASE_VAL); printf("---------------------------------------------------\n"); // 5. OUTER LOOPS: Establishing the FIRST SUM (a^3 + b^3 = sum1) // Loop for 'a' (the smaller base of the first pair) for (int a = 1; a <= MAX_BASE_VAL; a++) { // Loop for 'b' (the larger base of the first pair) // We start 'b' at 'a + 1' to enforce the rule a < b. // This prevents us from checking redundant pairs like (1, 12) and (12, 1). for (int b = a + 1; b <= MAX_BASE_VAL; b++) { // Calculate the first sum: sum1 = a^3 + b^3 // (long long) is a cast to ensure the math is done using the 'long long' type. sum1 = (long long)a * a * a + (long long)b * b * b; // Optimization 1: Check if the sum exceeds the global limit. if (sum1 > LIMIT) { // Since 'b' is increasing, any further increase will also be over the limit. // We stop the 'b' loop and move to the next 'a'. break; } // Reset the flag for every new sum1. // We start searching for a second way for this new 'sum1', so we reset the flag to 0. found_match = 0; // 6. INNER LOOPS: Searching for the SECOND SUM (c^3 + d^3 = sum2) // Loop for 'c' (the smaller base of the second pair) // We start 'c' at 'a + 1' to enforce the rule a < c. // This ensures the two pairs {(a, b) and (c, d)} are truly distinct (e.g., 1729 = 1^3 + 12^3 and 9^3 + 10^3). for (int c = a + 1; c <= MAX_BASE_VAL; c++) { // Optimization 2: Check the flag to exit the 'c' loop early. if (found_match) { // If we already found the second way (c, d) in a previous iteration of 'c', stop searching and move to the next (a, b) pair. break; } // Loop for 'd' (the larger base of the second pair) // We start 'd' at 'c + 1' to enforce c < d. for (int d = c + 1; d <= MAX_BASE_VAL; d++) { // Calculate the second sum: sum2 = c^3 + d^3 sum2 = (long long)c * c * c + (long long)d * d * d; // Optimization 3: Check if the second sum has passed the first sum. if (sum2 > sum1) { // Since 'd' is increasing, any further increase will also be greater than sum1. // We stop the 'd' loop and move to the next 'c'. break; } // 7. CONDITION CHECK: Have we found a Ramanujan number? // Check if the two sums are equal. if (sum1 == sum2) { count++; // Increment the counter // Print the result in the required format. printf("[%d] %lld = %d^3 + %d^3 = %d^3 + %d^3\n", count, sum1, a, b, c, d); // Set the flag to 1, confirming we found the second way. found_match = 1; // Stop the 'd' loop immediately, as we found the required second pair. break; } } // If found_match was set to 1, the 'break' in the d loop will execute, // then the 'if (found_match) break;' in the c loop will execute, // and the program will move to the next (a, b) pair. } } } // 8. CONCLUSION printf("---------------------------------------------------\n"); printf("Search complete. Found %d Ramanujan-type numbers.\n", count); return 0; // Standard way to indicate successful program execution. }