- Hectagonal number
A hectagonal number is a type of
polygonal number , which in turn is a type offigurate number . It is so named because it can be arranged to form ahectagon , which is a 100 sided polygon. If is the "n"th hectagonal number then . The first few hectagonal numbers are:1, 100, 297, 592, 985, 1476, 2065, 2752, 3537, 4420, 5401, 6480, 7657, 8932, 10305, 11776, 13345, 15012, 16777, 18640.
Since "hectagon" is not the universally agreed upon name for a 100 sided figure, these numbers may go by another name. See article
polygon for discussion.
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