Brain Teasers
Greater But Lesser
What two-digit number is both:
a) one more than a square, and
b) one less than a cube?
a) one more than a square, and
b) one less than a cube?
Answer
26One more than 25 (5*5) and one less than 27 (3*3*3).
Hide Answer Show Answer
What Next?
View a Similar Brain Teaser...
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Solve a Puzzle
Comments
Your teasers are always fun, but -sorry - this one was way too easy. There are only two 2-digit cube numbers. Nevertheless: I like them all!
Want something more difficult:
What is the next larger number (any number of digits) that is one less than a cube and 1 more than a square?
What is the next larger number (any number of digits) that is one less than a cube and 1 more than a square?
i like ur teasers but i dont get this 1. ~*
*~
*~
canu - I give up. I tried all numbers up to 15000^2 (225,000,000), couldn't find it. Do you know the answer to that?
The answer is: 26 is the one and only number that exists to solve canu's question.
To post a comment, please create an account and sign in.
Follow Braingle!