Learn Ulam Number with Example

 What do you mean by Ulam Number?

Define Ulam Numbers

An Ulam number is defined as follows

U1 = 1, U2 = 2.

For n > 2, Un is the smallest integer which is greater than Un-1 that is the sum of two distinct earlier terms in exactly one way.

First 50 Ulam Number

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 26, 28, 36, 38, 47, 48, 53, 57, 62, 69, 72, 77, 82, 87, 97, 99, 102, 106, 114, 126, 131, 138, 145, 148, 155, 175, 177, 180, 182, 189, 197, 206, 209, 219, 221, 236, 238, 241, 243, 253, 258, 260, 273, 282,


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