#Wap to find Armstrong number..
Q: What is Armstrong number ?
Ans: In number theory, a narcissistic number ‘ in a given number base is a number that is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits.
A natural number {\displaystyle n}
is a sociable narcissistic number if it is a periodic point for {\displaystyle F_{b}}
, where {\displaystyle F_{b}^{p}(n)=n}
for a positive integer {\displaystyle p}
, and forms a cycle of period {\displaystyle p}
. A narcissistic number is a sociable narcissistic number with {\displaystyle p=1}
, and a amicable narcissistic number is a sociable narcissistic number with {\displaystyle p=2}.
All natural numbers {\displaystyle n}
are preperiodic points for {\displaystyle F_{b}}
, regardless of the base. This is because for any given digit count {\displaystyle k}
, the minimum possible value of {\displaystyle n}
is {\displaystyle b^{k-1}}
, the maximum possible value of {\displaystyle n}
is {\displaystyle b^{k}-1\leq b^{k}}
, and the narcissistic function value is {\displaystyle F_{b}(n)=k(b-1)^{k}}
. Thus, any narcissistic number must satisfy the inequality {\displaystyle b^{k-1}\leq k(b-1)^{k}\leq b^{k}}
. Multiplying all sides by {\displaystyle {\frac {b}{(b-1)^{k}}}}
, we get {\displaystyle {\left({\frac {b}{b-1}}\right)}^{k}\leq bk\leq b{\left({\frac {b}{b-1}}\right)}^{k}}
, or equivalently, {\displaystyle k\leq {\left({\frac {b}{b-1}}\right)}^{k}\leq bk}
. Since {\displaystyle {\frac {b}{b-1}}\geq 1}
, this means that there will be a maximum value {\displaystyle k}
where {\displaystyle {\left({\frac {b}{b-1}}\right)}^{k}\leq bk}
, because of the exponential nature of {\displaystyle {\left({\frac {b}{b-1}}\right)}^{k}}
and the linearity of {\displaystyle bk}.
Beyond this value {\displaystyle k}
, {\displaystyle F_{b}(n)\leq n}
always. Thus, there are a finite number of narcissistic numbers, and any natural number is guaranteed to reach a periodic point or a fixed point less than {\displaystyle b^{k}-1}
, making it a preperiodic point. Setting {\displaystyle b}
equal to 10 shows that the largest narcissistic number in base 10 must be less than {\displaystyle 10^{60}}
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