For example,
378 = 2 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 7 is a Smith number since 3 + 7 + 8 = 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 7.
Smith numbers were named by Albert Wilansky of Lehigh University. He noticed the property in the phone number (493-7775) of his brother-in-law Harold Smith:
4937775 = 3 * 5 * 5 * 65837, while
4 + 9 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 5 = 3 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 3 + 7 = 42.
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