Computing Minimal Equal Sums Of High Like Powers

This page stores the status of the search on powers above 32.

1st January 2001:
If you want to join the search on high powers (where you should have more success than low powers), join the internal mailing list here to send your results.
All best lower bounds are now less than 2,000 !
28th December 2000:
If you want to join the fun on this search, first download SumBKZ and check at Greg Childer's page how to use it. Download also Fumitaka Yura's ResultLC2, a tool to combine solutions to obtain better ones !
10th December 2000:
Creation of this page.


KNOWN LOWER BOUNDS

k\m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
33 338
(FY)
318
(TA)
259
(TA)
260 245
(TA)
246 235
(TA)
214
(TA)
205
(TA)
206 201
(TA)
192
(TA)
193 194 181
(TA)
182
34 358
(TA)
346
(TA)
344
(TA)
342
(TA)
291
(TA)
292 290
(TA)
291 288
(TA)
270
(TA)
271 255
(TA)
246
(GC)
247 215
(TA)
216
35 436
(TA)
417
(TA)
401
(TA)
345
(TA)
346 320
(TA)
317
(TA)
308
(TA)
309 308
(TA)
252
(TA)
253 254 250
(TA)
251 242
(TA)
36 492
(TA)
450
(TA)
377
(TA)
378 379 373
(TA)
374 346
(TA)
342
(TA)
342
(TA)
322
(TA)
314
(TA)
309
(TA)
310 311 281
(TA)
37 31154
(LL)
20820
(LL)
20797
(LL)
20789
(LL)
20753
(LL)
20737
(LL)
20738 20627
(LL)
20576
(LL)
20577 20560
(LL)
20561 20542
(LL)
20543 20543
(LL)
20544
38 3009
(TA)
2790
(TA)
2706
(TA)
2684
(TA)
2659
(TA)
1891
(GC)
1808
(GC)
1741
(GC)
1679
(GC)
1650
(FY)
1641
(FY)
1642 1628
(GC)
1624
(GC)
1596
(GC)
1595
(GC)
39 667
(TA)
525
(TA)
477
(TA)
478 408
(TA)
409 393
(TA)
394 374
(TA)
374
(TA)
372
(TA)
373 369
(TA)
365
(TA)
352
(TA)
345
(TA)
40 852
(TA)
551
(TA)
499
(TA)
500 459
(TA)
460 458
(TA)
458
(TA)
458
(TA)
425
(TA)
426 427 421
(TA)
422 422
(TA)
423
41 610
(TA)
591
(TA)
574
(TA)
575 561
(TA)
438
(TA)
439 440 441 356
(GC)
357 358 359 312
(TA)
309
(TA)
310
42 917
(TA)
825
(TA)
669
(TA)
670 671 644
(TA)
613
(TA)
614 539
(TA)
540 541 542 543 544 542
(TA)
538
(TA)
43 913
(TA)
778
(TA)
770
(TA)
688
(TA)
689 657
(TA)
622
(TA)
608
(TA)
596
(TA)
597 591
(TA)
578
(TA)
557
(TA)
552
(TA)
539
(TA)
531
(TA)
44 809
(TA)
726
(TA)
681
(TA)
636
(TA)
630
(TA)
578
(TA)
576
(TA)
572
(TA)
523
(TA)
524 525 526 527 501
(TA)
502 502
(TA)
45 1196
(TA)
921
(TA)
922 898
(TA)
862
(TA)
842
(TA)
750
(TA)
751 752 739
(TA)
737
(TA)
677
(TA)
678 679 639
(TA)
640
46 866
(GC)
761
(GC)
755
(GC)
680
(GC)
631
(GC)
632 632
(GC)
578
(GC)
579 534
(GC)
528
(GC)
529 498
(GC)
499 500 488
(GC)
47 940
(TA)
906
(TA)
873
(TA)
871
(TA)
757
(TA)
758 707
(TA)
708 675
(TA)
676 677 678 629
(TA)
630 631 632
48 1214
(TA)
935
(TA)
936 925
(GC)
926 774
(TA)
775 776 777 733
(GC)
734 703
(GC)
667
(GC)
668 669 654
(GC)
49 1560
(TA)
1389
(GC)
1079
(TA)
948
(TA)
949 950 849
(TA)
850 841
(TA)
793
(TA)
792
(TA)
771
(TA)
772 773 758
(TA)
759
50 1391
(TA)
1376
(TA)
1342
(TA)
1308
(TA)
1085
(LL)
1056
(TA)
1057 1046
(TA)
1036
(TA)
1037
(TA)
877
(TA)
878 879 872
(TA)
857
(TA)
820
(TA)
51 1503
(TA)
1460
(TA)
1295
(TA)
1234
(TA)
1235 1057
(TA)
1049
(TA)
848
(TA)
849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856
52 1826
(TA)
1404
(TA)
1405 1401
(TA)
1237
(TA)
1235
(TA)
1140
(TA)
1141 1124
(TA)
1125 1126 1082
(TA)
1083 1084 1033
(TA)
1034
53 1634
(TA)
1606
(TA)
1401
(TA)
1345
(TA)
1337
(TA)
1180
(TA)
1181 1163
(TA)
1000
(TA)
1001 1002 1003 998
(TA)
999 903
(TA)
904
54 1772
(TA)
1582
(TA)
1496
(TA)
1477
(TA)
1303
(TA)
1225
(TA)
1185
(TA)
1186 1187 1127
(TA)
1128 1107
(TA)
1091
(TA)
1092 1093 1062
(TA)
55 1744
(TA)
1745 1576
(TA)
1454
(TA)
1410
(TA)
1352
(TA)
1315
(TA)
1191
(LL)
1192 1193 1142
(TA)
1143 1112
(TA)
1113 1114 1059
(TA)
56 1899
(TA)
1775
(TA)
1647
(TA)
1583
(TA)
1581
(TA)
1582
(TA)
1533
(TA)
1476
(TA)
1331
(TA)
1332 1333 1334 1245
(TA)
1206
(TA)
1207 1208
57 2501
(FY)
1908
(TA)
1909 1800
(TA)
1742
(TA)
1702
(FY)
1703 1704
(TA)
1486
(TA)
1487 1488 1489 1435
(TA)
1436 1400
(TA)
1308
(TA)
58 2071
(TA)
2072 1929
(TA)
1926
(TA)
1927 1903
(TA)
1794
(TA)
1795 1748
(TA)
1739
(TA)
1680
(TA)
1605
(TA)
1606 1607 1571
(TA)
1572
59 2825
(TA)
2492
(TA)
2469
(TA)
1858
(TA)
1859 1860 1761
(TA)
1747
(TA)
1748 1648
(TA)
1649 1650 1651 1542
(TA)
1543 1544
60 2703
(LL)
2256
(TA)
2252
(TA)
2185
(TA)
1937
(TA)
1938 1764
(TA)
1765 1766 1767 1635
(TA)
1636 1637 1633
(TA)
1516
(TA)
1517
61 1376216
(LL)
1312877
(FY)
600944
(FY)
600515
(FY)
600516 595259
(FY)
593743
(FY)
593744 593745 593722
(FY)
593094
(FY)
593095 593094
(FY)
593090
(FY)
593065
(FY)
593066
62 717005
(LL)
33411
(GC)
33412 32192
(GC)
24388
(GC)
24389 24390 24391 24392 24342
(GC)
24343 23960
(GC)
23961 23962 23963 23311
(GC)
63 52731
(LL)
7491
(TA)
4136
(TA)
3684
(TA)
3472
(TA)
3473 3454
(TA)
3393
(TA)
3361
(TA)
3357
(TA)
3290
(TA)
3291 3292 3291
(TA)
3292 3270
(TA)
64 4587
(TA)
4195
(TA)
4039
(TA)
3393
(TA)
3394 3395 3396 3247
(TA)
3248 3192
(TA)
3166
(TA)
3162
(TA)
3117
(TA)
3118 3055
(TA)
2944
(TA)
65 3392
(TA)
2810
(TA)
2607
(TA)
2585
(TA)
2497
(TA)
2498 2472
(TA)
2334
(TA)
2335 2186
(TA)
2187 1948
(TA)
1949 1950 1951 1952
66 5716
(TA)
4224
(TA)
3692
(FY)
3426
(TA)
3427 3428 3429 3295
(TA)
3296 2917
(TA)
2918 2831
(FY)
2698
(TA)
2699 2700 2701
67 6078
(TA)
4672
(TA)
4561
(TA)
4273
(TA)
3784
(TA)
2518
(TA)
2519 2520 2521 2448
(TA)
2449 2450 2451 2452 2453 2454
68 7636
(LL)
5612
(FY)
4107
(TA)
4044
(TA)
3898
(TA)
3595
(TA)
3596 3597 2938
(LL)
2939 2895
(TA)
2896 2816
(TA)
2817 2818 2819
69 5624
(TA)
3885
(TA)
3886 3605
(TA)
3433
(TA)
3033
(TA)
3034 2979
(TA)
2980 2981 2785
(TA)
2770
(TA)
2771 2772 2633
(TA)
2634
70 6138
(LL)
3949
(TA)
3950 3625
(TA)
3516
(TA)
3517 3353
(TA)
3141
(TA)
2925
(TA)
2926 2856
(TA)
2857 2713
(TA)
2645
(TA)
2646 2647
71 5831
(TA)
3815
(TA)
3640
(TA)
3575
(TA)
3381
(TA)
3382 3383 3313
(TA)
3307
(TA)
3308 2941
(TA)
2942 2943 2944 2945 2946
72 4162
(TA)
4163 3520
(TA)
3521 3448
(TA)
3449 3450 3451 3452 3453 3371
(TA)
3372 3373 3228
(TA)
3229 3230
73 843058
(GC)
824787
(GC)
473224
(GC)
473225 473226 473227 473228 445078
(GC)
445079 445080 445081 445082 445083 445084 445085 445086
74 527022
(LL)
435176
(FY)
435111
(FY)
434497
(FY)
434337
(FY)
405358
(FY)
405094
(FY)
404463
(FY)
404464 375560
(FY)
375468
(FY)
295807
(FY)
295724
(FY)
292897
(FY)
292898 286316
(FY)
75 9317
(TA)
8909
(TA)
8712
(TA)
8362
(TA)
8346
(TA)
8317
(TA)
8284
(TA)
8257
(TA)
8141
(TA)
8142 8104
(TA)
8105 8106 8107 8089
(TA)
8090
76 7203
(TA)
6812
(TA)
5335
(TA)
4712
(TA)
4713 4495
(TA)
4405
(TA)
4381
(TA)
4189
(TA)
4098
(TA)
4099 4081
(TA)
4007
(TA)
4008 3688
(TA)
3689
77 11993
(TA)
9055
(FY)
5775
(TA)
5776 5660
(TA)
5361
(TA)
5362 5363 5233
(TA)
5234 5208
(TA)
5099
(TA)
5100 5024
(TA)
5025 4845
(TA)
78 16180
(TA)
15668
(FY)
15669 15163
(TA)
9766
(FY)
8658
(FY)
8659 8593
(LL)
6554
(LL)
6555 5786
(FY)
5787 5788 5789 5790 5635
(TA)
79 7447
(TA)
6057
(TA)
5169
(FY)
4974
(FY)
4975 4840
(TA)
4429
(TA)
4430 4431 4182
(TA)
4183 4184 4185 4071
(TA)
4072 3882
(TA)
80 8033
(TA)
7845
(TA)
6889
(TA)
6890 6482
(TA)
5832
(TA)
5833 5590
(TA)
4765
(TA)
4703
(TA)
4704 4705 4706 4707 4708 4644
(TA)
81 7255
(TA)
6652
(TA)
6653 6562
(TA)
6563 4634
(TA)
4635 4636 4637 4638 4639 4640 3970
(TA)
3890
(TA)
3891 3715
(TA)
82 11009
(TA)
10490
(TA)
8337
(TA)
8338 7992
(TA)
7993 7994 7655
(TA)
7177
(TA)
6997
(TA)
6998 6521
(TA)
6522 6510
(TA)
6507
(TA)
6508
83 17386
(LL)
10356
(TA)
8401
(TA)
8211
(TA)
8212 8213 7984
(TA)
7985 7986 7795
(TA)
7796 7351
(TA)
7352 7353 6654
(TA)
6655
84 7755
(TA)
6822
(TA)
6030
(TA)
5883
(TA)
5667
(TA)
5668 5602
(TA)
5450
(TA)
5451 5452 5284
(TA)
5285 5134
(TA)
5135 4740
(TA)
4741
85 42218
(TA)
42048
(TA)
40079
(TA)
39960
(TA)
39961 37913
(FY)
37907
(FY)
37861
(FY)
37751
(FY)
37752 37702
(FY)
37703 37704 37705 37706 37707
86 23501
(TA)
17847
(TA)
16324
(TA)
15231
(TA)
14764
(TA)
14346
(TA)
14347 14348 14349 14350 14345
(TA)
14211
(TA)
14212 14213 14214 14215
87 9519
(TA)
7777
(TA)
7778 7456
(TA)
6702
(TA)
6511
(TA)
6512 6482
(TA)
6483 6484 6485 6384
(TA)
6385 6386 6387 6328
(TA)
88 14525
(FY)
8923
(TA)
8165
(TA)
7071
(TA)
7072 7073 7074 6791
(TA)
6792 6793 6794 6795 6796 6688
(TA)
6689 6690
89 12211
(TA)
10709
(TA)
9145
(TA)
9146 7896
(TA)
7897 7898 7833
(TA)
7834 7835 7830
(TA)
7527
(TA)
7528 7529 7530 7531
90 14095
(TA)
11153
(TA)
10574
(TA)
9848
(TA)
9133
(TA)
8594
(TA)
8595 8596 8597 8598 8596
(TA)
8239
(TA)
8240 8241 7706
(TA)
7707
91 18377
(TA)
11084
(TA)
9722
(TA)
9310
(TA)
9311 9123
(TA)
9015
(TA)
8868
(TA)
8740
(TA)
8741 8742 8743 8744 8692
(TA)
8569
(TA)
8486
(TA)
92 20591
(TA)
13490
(FY)
13278
(TA)
12036
(TA)
12037 12038 11449
(TA)
10694
(TA)
10695 10696 9296
(TA)
9297 9298 9299 9300 9301
93 15518
(TA)
10703
(TA)
10704 9585
(TA)
9464
(TA)
9465 9387
(TA)
9388 8820
(TA)
7425
(TA)
7426 7427 7428 7429 7430 7431
94 15675
(TA)
14127
(TA)
13812
(TA)
11347
(TA)
8989
(TA)
8933
(TA)
8919
(TA)
8920 8921 8922 8923 8924 8925 8314
(TA)
8315 8316
95 13622
(TA)
12560
(TA)
11362
(TA)
11043
(TA)
11044 10510
(TA)
10309
(TA)
10310 10311 10312 10177
(TA)
10178 10179 10180 9795
(TA)
9796
96 25766
(TA)
13620
(GC)
12905
(GC)
12811
(GC)
11719
(TA)
11210
(TA)
10596
(TA)
10597 10598 10599 10600 9989
(TA)
9990 9991 9992 9993
97 53287
(TA)
53179
(TA)
52450
(TA)
50315
(TA)
49823
(TA)
49824 49825 49826 49827 49828 49639
(TA)
49640 49575
(TA)
49554
(TA)
49555 49463
(TA)
98 25260
(FY)
13529
(FY)
13135
(TA)
12704
(TA)
12705 12706 12560
(TA)
12561 12562 12563 12423
(TA)
11503
(TA)
11504 11505 11506 11211
(LL)
99 32837
(LL)
16234
(GC)
15285
(GC)
15286 14376
(GC)
13336
(GC)
13337 12452
(GC)
12216
(GC)
12217 12218 12171
(GC)
11561
(LL)
11562 11563 11564
100 21071
(TA)
12217
(GC)
12218 12219 12151
(GC)
12152 12153 12154 11290
(GC)
11291 11292 11130
(GC)
11131 11132 11133 11134

AN: Aleksi Niemelä BS: Bob Scher DA: David Alten EB: Edward Brisse EB2: Eric Bainville
FC: Frank Clowes GR: Giovanni Resta JC: Joe Crump JCM: Jean-Charles Meyrignac JMC: John Michael Crump
JML: Joe MacLean KEK: Kjeld Elholm Kristensen KO: Kevin O'Hare LHA: Larry Hays LHU: Luke Huitt
LL: Laurent Lucas LM: Luigi Morelli LP: Lander and Parkin MD: Mark Dodrill ML: Michael Lau
MW: Mac Wang NH: Norman Ho NK: Nuutti Kuosa PG: Pascal Gelebart RE: Randy Ekl
RS: Rizos Sakellariou SIC: Scott I.Chase TA: Torbjörn Alm TN: Tommy Nolan FY: Fumitaka Yura
DM: Douglas McNeil

LOWEST NUMBER OF TERMS

k 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
m+n 97
(TA)
101
(TA)
108
(GC)
113
(TA)
111
(TA)
123
(LL)
116
(TA)
141
(TA)
146
(TA)
156
(TA)
173
(TA)
173
(TA)
175
(TA)
198
(TA)
211
(TA)
204
(TA)
218
(TA)
k 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66
m+n 232
(TA)
255
(TA)
273
(TA)
279
(TA)
280
(TA)
295
(TA)
322
(TA)
317
(GC)
348
(TA)
365
(LL)
339
(LL)
362
(TA)
382
(GC)
402
(TA)
444
(FY)
464
(LL)
495
(LL)
k 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
m+n 514
(TA)
556
(TA)
578
(GC)
607
(GC)
610
(GC)
684
(LL)
570
(GC)
680
(GC)
727
(GC)
760
(LL)
815
(GC)
770
(GC)
843
(GC)
905
(LL)
887
(FY)
905
(GC)
985
(LL)
k 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
m+n 1019
(LL)
1048
(GC)
1048
(GC)
1074
(LL)
1225
(GC)
1288
(LL)
1266
(LL)
1312
(GC)
1382
(LL)
1339
(LL)
1489
(GC)
1699
(LL)
1412
(GC)
1453
(GC)
1522
(GC)
1621
(GC)
1654
(GC)

LEGEND

power (k)
number of left terms (m)
number of right terms (n), unexplored
number of right terms (n), known lower bound
number of right terms (n), best lower bound currently found
number of right terms (n), best lower bound conjectured
number of right terms (n), best lower bound proved
number of right terms (n) that doesn't need to be explored

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