Adjacent-Digit Distinct Squares from Repeated 27 and 72 Blocks

OEIS A135140 consists of the nonnegative integers \(n\) for which both \(n\) and \(n^2\) have no pair of equal adjacent decimal digits. We study two natural repeated-block families: \(X_m\), obtained by repeating the block \(27\) exactly \(m\) times, and \(Y_m\), obtained by repeating the block \(72\) exactly \(m\) times. Using base-\(100\) carry recurrences and the fact that \(100\) has multiplicative order \(11\) modulo \(121\), we prove the exact classifications \[X_m^2 \text{ is adjacent-digit distinct}\iff m\not\equiv 3\pmod{11},\] and \[Y_m^2 \text{ is adjacent-digit distinct}\iff m\not\equiv 2,6,7\pmod{11}.\] Since the roots \(X_m\) and \(Y_m\) themselves have alternating digits, these classifications give explicit infinite subfamilies of A135140 and in particular prove that A135140 is infinite. Exact integer computations through \(m=1000\) are included only as an independent consistency check and are not used in the proof.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23224632
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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Adjacent-Digit Distinct Squares from Repeated 27 and 72 Blocks

Lien-Hung Su
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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Adjacent-Digit Distinct Squares from Repeated 27 and 72 Blocks

Lien-Hung Su
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Abstract

OEIS A135140 consists of the nonnegative integers \(n\) for which both \(n\) and \(n^2\) have no pair of equal adjacent decimal digits. We study two natural repeated-block families: \(X_m\), obtained by repeating the block \(27\) exactly \(m\) times, and \(Y_m\), obtained by repeating the block \(72\) exactly \(m\) times. Using base-\(100\) carry recurrences and the fact that \(100\) has multiplicative order \(11\) modulo \(121\), we prove the exact classifications \[X_m^2 \text{ is adjacent-digit distinct}\iff m\not\equiv 3\pmod{11},\] and \[Y_m^2 \text{ is adjacent-digit distinct}\iff m\not\equiv 2,6,7\pmod{11}.\] Since the roots \(X_m\) and \(Y_m\) themselves have alternating digits, these classifications give explicit infinite subfamilies of A135140 and in particular prove that A135140 is infinite. Exact integer computations through \(m=1000\) are included only as an independent consistency check and are not used in the proof.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (TW)
Analytic Number Theory Research
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