Can we uniquely identify the set of k different natural numbers (no two are the same) by knowing only their sum and product (and the value of k itself)?
2026-04-02 06:11:39.1775110299
Is knowing the Sum and Product of k different natural numbers enough to find them?
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{4,9,10} and {5,6,12} have the same sum (23) and product (360) so the answer is no.
As such then {4k,9k,10k} and {5k,6k,12k} also have the same sum and product so there is a multitude of counter examples. I'm imagine there are others based on different triples as well.