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Permutation-Invariant Niven Numbers

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Department of Mathematics, Lishui University, Lishui 323000, China
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School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Institute of Fundamental Physics and Quantum Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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Symmetry 2026, 18(1), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym18010186
Submission received: 16 December 2025 / Revised: 12 January 2026 / Accepted: 15 January 2026 / Published: 19 January 2026
(This article belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Abstract

This paper introduces permutation-invariant Niven numbers (PINNs), a novel class of Niven numbers where all digit permutations (with leading zeros automatically ignored) must retain the Niven property. We demonstrate that there exist infinitely many such numbers and that their magnitude is unbounded. Furthermore, we present an exhaustive search method for identifying permutation-invariant Niven numbers. Complete classifications for digit lengths up to 9 are provided, and an infinite family for arbitrary digit lengths is constructed. The asymptotic density of PINNs is shown to be zero, and various arithmetic and combinatorial properties are investigated. We present a novel parameterization of infinitely many repdigit PINNs through Conjecture 1, which establishes an explicit multiplicative structure involving distinguished prime factors derived from repunit arithmetic. This provides a systematic method for generating infinitely many new repdigit Niven numbers.
Keywords: Niven numbers; permutation invariance; congruence equation Niven numbers; permutation invariance; congruence equation

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Wu, H.; Lou, S. Permutation-Invariant Niven Numbers. Symmetry 2026, 18, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym18010186

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Wu, Huiling, and Senyue Lou. 2026. "Permutation-Invariant Niven Numbers" Symmetry 18, no. 1: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym18010186

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Wu, H., & Lou, S. (2026). Permutation-Invariant Niven Numbers. Symmetry, 18(1), 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym18010186

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