vampire number
Consider the integer 1395. In the equation
expressed in base 10, both sides (http://planetmath.org/Equation) use the same digits.
When a number with an even number![]()
of digits is also the product of two multiplicands having half as many digits as the product, and together having the same digits, the product is called a vampire number. The multiplicands are called fangs.
By definition, a vampire number can’t be a prime number![]()
. But if both of its fangs are prime numbers, then it might be referred to as a “prime vampire number.”
This concept can be applied to any positional base, and to Roman numerals. For example,
A vampire number is automatically a Friedman number also.