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== Mathematics == == Mathematics ==
=== Prime factorization ===
'''1234''' is a discrete ] with distinct ]s, ] and ].<ref name=A001358>{{Cite OEIS|A001358}}</ref>{{efn|1=It is the 363rd indexed semiprime,<ref name=A001358 /> or the 352nd semiprime that is '''discrete'''.<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A006881}}</ref><br /> }}


* '''1234''' is a discrete ] with distinct ]s, ] and ].<ref name="A001358">{{Cite OEIS|A001358}}</ref>
=== Decimal properties ===
* 1234 is the smallest ] that contains the digits ] through ] in ].
==== Concatenation of digits ====
1234 is the smallest ] that contains the digits ] through ] in ].{{efn|1=Ordered by ], the digits "1234" form the fifteenth element in subsets of the ]s.<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A048794}}</ref> }}{{efn|1=1234 has a prime ] of ],<ref name="A002808">{{Cite OEIS|A002808}}</ref> also the index of the fifth ] (of just 1s) in base-ten, <math>R_{1031}</math> (following <math>R_{2}</math>, <math>R_{19}</math>, <math>R_{23}</math>, and <math>R_{317}</math>).<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A004023}}</ref> }}

The sum of the base-ten digits of 1234 forms the fourth ] (]). 1234 is more specifically the fourth member of the "Triangle of the gods" ], obtained by concatenating decimal representations of ]s.<ref>{{cite OEIS|A007908|Triangle of the gods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality|first=Clifford A.|last=Pickover|author-link=Clifford Pickover|publisher=Turner Publishing Company|year=2011|isbn=9781118046074|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author-last=Guy |author-first=Richard K. |author-link=Richard Guy |title=Unsolved Problems in Number Theory |edition=3rd |publisher=Springer |year=2004 |page= |isbn=978-0-387-20860-2 }}</ref> It is also the fifth member of a related integer sequence, obtained from the ] <math>a(n)=10a(n-1)+n</math> starting from <math>a(0)=0</math> and <math>a(1)=1</math>;<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A014824}}</ref> both this sequence and the aforementioned sequence begin in the same way, yet they diverge around their tenth positions.

Because it is not divisible by 4, 1234 is the first number in these sequences that is not divisible by its final digit.<ref>{{cite book|page=|title=Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension: A Mathematician's Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds of Infinity, and More|first=Matt|last=Parker|author-link=Matt Parker|publisher=Macmillan|year=2014|isbn=9780374275655}}</ref>

=== Integer partitions ===
1234 is the number of integer partitions of ] without all distinct multiplicities,<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A336866}}</ref> as well as the number of partitions of 24 into parts that are prime or ].<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A101049}}</ref> 1234 is the number of "colored" integer partitions of ] such that four colors are used and parts differ by size, or by color.<ref>{{Cite OEIS |A327382}}</ref> It is the number of partitions of ]<sup>2</sup> {{=}} 1089 into exactly four prime numbers.<ref>{{Cite OEIS |A243940}}</ref>

Regarding the fourth non-zero decimal ] ], 1234 is its number of strict ] containing the sum of some subset of the parts (as a variation of, sum-full strict partitions),<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A364272}}</ref> as well as the number of partitions of 44 into parts with an ] number of ]s (counted with ]).<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A286218}}</ref>

=== Binary strings ===
1234 is the number of "straight" ] strings of length ] (i.e., the simplest way of representing quantities with binary numbers), equivalently the number of finite ]s of length 22.<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A005598}}</ref>

=== Geometric properties ===
1234 is the number of integer-sided non-degenerate ]s with ] of ].<ref>{{Cite OEIS|A057886}}</ref>

==== T-toothpick sequence ====
{{multiple image|perrow = 2|total_width=300
| image1 = T-toothpick after 32 steps (A160172).jpg
| image2 = T-toothpick after 33 steps (A160172).jpg
| image3 = T-toothpick after 49 steps (A160172).jpg
| image4 = T-toothpick after 50 steps (A160172).jpg
|footer = T-] (with three equal-sized line segments in T shape) after 32, 33 steps (top), and 49, 50 steps (bottom); respectively. Blue toothpicks represent toothpicks added at that step.
}}

In a variation of the traditional ], "T-toothpicks" can be formed with three segments of equal length joined at "pivot points" in the shape of a T, which leaves three "endpoints"; these toothpicks are then attached to each other at pivot points with exposed endpoints only (where allowed, see ] for further details).<ref>{{Cite journal |author1-last=Applegate |author1-first=David |author1-link=David Applegate |author2-last=Pol |author2-first=Omar E. |author3-last=Sloane |author3-first=N. J. A. |author3-link=Neil Sloane |title=The toothpick sequence and other sequences from cellular automata. |url=https://oeis.org/A000695/a000695_1.pdf |journal=Congressus Numerantium |volume=206 |publisher=Combinatorial Press |location=Manitoba |year=2010 |pages=183,184 |via=] |mr=2762248 |zbl=1262.11046 |s2cid=12655689 }}</ref><ref name="toothpick">{{Cite OEIS |A160172}}</ref> A square ]-like structure in this sequence is generated at steps (5, 9, 17, 33, ...) while another fractal structure with four squares intersecting a larger square at its corners is generated at steps (6, 12, 25, 49, ...).<ref>{{Cite web |author=David Applegate |editor=N. J. A. Sloane |editor-link=Neil Sloane |title=Explorations of A139250 (Omar Pol's toothpick sequence) and other toothpick-like sequences. |url=https://oeis.org/A139250/a139250.anim.html |website=The ] |publisher=OEIS Foundation }}</ref> At the thirty-second step, the number of toothpicks is 1234, while at the fiftieth step, the number of toothpicks is 2468, or twice 1234.<ref name="toothpick" /> These represent steps that are one step less than an appearing fractal pattern, and one more (respectively; see image).

==== Vertex sets ====

There are exactly 1234 ]s in a 4 &times; 4 ].<ref name=A006506>{{Cite OEIS|A006506}}</ref> This is equivalent with the ways of choosing a subset of positions in a 4 &times; 4 grid so that no two chosen positions are adjacent horizontally or vertically. For the corresponding problem in one dimension instead of two (choosing points from a sequence with no two adjacent), the number of solutions represents a ].<ref name=A006506 />

== Notes ==
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This article is about the number 1234. For the year, see 1234. Natural number
← 1233 1234 1235 →
0 1k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k 7k 8k 9k
Cardinalone thousand two hundred thirty-four
Ordinal1234th
(one thousand two hundred thirty-fourth)
Factorization2 × 617
Greek numeral,ΑΣΛΔ´
Roman numeralMCCXXXIV, mccxxxiv
Binary100110100102
Ternary12002013
Senary54146
Octal23228
Duodecimal86A12
Hexadecimal4D216

1234 is the natural number following 1233, and preceding 1235.

A 2012 study of frequently-used personal identification numbers (PIN) found that, among 4-digit pin codes, 1234 is the most frequently chosen.

Mathematics

References

  1. Berry, N. (September 3, 2012). "PIN analysis". Data Genetics. As cited by Nisbet, Alastair; Kim, Maria (December 2016). "An analysis of chosen alarm code pin numbers & their weakness against a modified brute force attack". In Johnstone, M. (ed.). The Proceedings of 14th Australian Information Security Management Conference. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University. pp. 21–29. doi:10.4225/75/58a69fd2a8b03.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A001358". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
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