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Problem 852

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Number theory Difficulty 4.6 Find the answer HMMT November

Let nn be the second smallest integer that can be written as the sum of two positive cubes in two different ways. Compute nn.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official solution

A computer search yields that the second smallest number is 4104 . Indeed, 4104=93+153=23+1634104=9^{3}+15^{3}=2^{3}+16^{3}

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