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There's a certain property that's shared between (as far as I know) infinite positive integers including 84, 96 and 108. Below are the first thousand numbers with this property; I added that many in case anyone would like to use a computer to find different properties they have in common.

84, 96, 108, 132, 150, 156, 198, 200, 204, 216, 
220, 228, 234, 260, 264, 272, 276, 300, 304, 306, 
312, 330, 340, 342, 348, 368, 372, 380, 390, 392, 
396, 408, 414, 420, 432, 440, 444, 450, 456, 460, 
464, 468, 476, 480, 490, 492, 496, 510, 516, 520, 
522, 528, 532, 540, 544, 552, 558, 564, 570, 580, 
588, 592, 600, 608, 612, 620, 624, 636, 644, 648, 
656, 660, 666, 672, 680, 684, 688, 690, 696, 708, 
714, 732, 735, 736, 738, 740, 744, 750, 752, 756, 
760, 765, 768, 774, 780, 792, 798, 804, 812, 816, 
820, 828, 846, 848, 852, 855, 860, 864, 868, 870, 
876, 880, 882, 888, 900, 912, 920, 924, 928, 930, 
936, 940, 944, 948, 952, 954, 966, 972, 976, 980, 
984, 990, 992, 996, 1000, 1012, 1020, 1026, 1032, 1035, 
1036, 1040, 1044, 1050, 1056, 1060, 1062, 1064, 1068, 1080, 
1092, 1098, 1104, 1110, 1116, 1125, 1128, 1140, 1148, 1160, 
1164, 1170, 1176, 1180, 1184, 1188, 1190, 1200, 1204, 1206, 
1212, 1215, 1218, 1220, 1224, 1230, 1236, 1240, 1242, 1248, 
1272, 1276, 1278, 1280, 1284, 1288, 1290, 1302, 1305, 1308, 
1312, 1314, 1316, 1320, 1330, 1332, 1340, 1350, 1356, 1360, 
1364, 1368, 1376, 1380, 1386, 1392, 1395, 1400, 1404, 1410, 
1416, 1420, 1422, 1428, 1449, 1450, 1452, 1460, 1464, 1470, 
1476, 1480, 1484, 1488, 1494, 1500, 1504, 1508, 1512, 1518, 
1520, 1524, 1530, 1540, 1548, 1550, 1554, 1560, 1566, 1572, 
1580, 1584, 1590, 1596, 1602, 1608, 1610, 1612, 1624, 1628, 
1632, 1638, 1640, 1644, 1650, 1652, 1656, 1660, 1665, 1668, 
1674, 1692, 1694, 1696, 1701, 1704, 1708, 1710, 1716, 1720, 
1722, 1736, 1740, 1746, 1750, 1752, 1760, 1764, 1770, 1776, 
1780, 1792, 1800, 1804, 1806, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1824, 1827, 
1830, 1836, 1840, 1845, 1848, 1850, 1854, 1860, 1872, 1876, 
1880, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 
1935, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1974, 
1980, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2030, 
2034, 2040, 2044, 2046, 2050, 2052, 2058, 2060, 2064, 2068, 
2070, 2072, 2080, 2088, 2100, 2115, 2120, 2124, 2128, 2130, 
2132, 2136, 2140, 2142, 2144, 2150, 2160, 2170, 2175, 2178, 
2180, 2184, 2190, 2196, 2200, 2205, 2208, 2212, 2214, 2220, 
2226, 2232, 2236, 2244, 2250, 2256, 2260, 2262, 2272, 2280, 
2286, 2296, 2300, 2304, 2310, 2320, 2322, 2324, 2325, 2328, 
2331, 2332, 2336, 2340, 2350, 2352, 2358, 2360, 2366, 2368, 
2370, 2376, 2380, 2385, 2394, 2400, 2408, 2412, 2415, 2418, 
2420, 2424, 2430, 2436, 2440, 2442, 2444, 2448, 2460, 2466, 
2472, 2478, 2480, 2484, 2490, 2492, 2496, 2500, 2502, 2508, 
2516, 2528, 2530, 2535, 2538, 2540, 2541, 2544, 2550, 2552, 
2556, 2560, 2562, 2568, 2574, 2576, 2580, 2583, 2590, 2596, 
2600, 2604, 2610, 2616, 2620, 2624, 2625, 2628, 2632, 2640, 
2650, 2652, 2655, 2656, 2660, 2664, 2670, 2680, 2682, 2684, 
2700, 2704, 2706, 2709, 2712, 2716, 2718, 2720, 2728, 2730, 
2736, 2740, 2744, 2745, 2750, 2752, 2756, 2760, 2772, 2775, 
2780, 2784, 2788, 2790, 2808, 2814, 2820, 2826, 2828, 2832, 
2838, 2840, 2844, 2848, 2850, 2856, 2860, 2862, 2870, 2884, 
2886, 2898, 2900, 2904, 2910, 2916, 2920, 2924, 2928, 2934, 
2940, 2948, 2950, 2952, 2960, 2961, 2964, 2968, 2970, 2976, 
2980, 2982, 2988, 2992, 2996, 3000, 3006, 3008, 3010, 3015, 
3016, 3020, 3024, 3030, 3036, 3040, 3042, 3045, 3048, 3050, 
3052, 3060, 3066, 3068, 3072, 3075, 3078, 3080, 3087, 3090, 
3096, 3100, 3102, 3104, 3108, 3114, 3116, 3120, 3124, 3132, 
3140, 3144, 3150, 3160, 3164, 3168, 3172, 3180, 3186, 3190, 
3192, 3195, 3196, 3198, 3204, 3210, 3212, 3216, 3220, 3222, 
3224, 3225, 3232, 3240, 3248, 3255, 3256, 3258, 3260, 3264, 
3267, 3268, 3270, 3276, 3280, 3285, 3288, 3290, 3294, 3296, 
3300, 3304, 3312, 3318, 3320, 3330, 3336, 3339, 3340, 3344, 
3348, 3350, 3354, 3360, 3366, 3380, 3384, 3388, 3390, 3392, 
3402, 3408, 3410, 3416, 3420, 3424, 3430, 3432, 3438, 3440, 
3444, 3450, 3460, 3468, 3472, 3474, 3476, 3480, 3484, 3486, 
3488, 3492, 3498, 3500, 3504, 3510, 3525, 3528, 3536, 3540, 
3542, 3546, 3549, 3550, 3552, 3555, 3556, 3560, 3570, 3572, 
3576, 3580, 3582, 3584, 3588, 3600, 3604, 3608, 3612, 3616, 
3618, 3620, 3624, 3630, 3636, 3640, 3648, 3650, 3652, 3654, 
3660, 3663, 3666, 3668, 3672, 3680, 3690, 3692, 3696, 3700, 
3708, 3710, 3717, 3718, 3720, 3726, 3735, 3738, 3740, 3744, 
3750, 3752, 3760, 3762, 3768, 3770, 3774, 3776, 3780, 3784, 
3792, 3796, 3798, 3808, 3810, 3816, 3820, 3828, 3834, 3836, 
3840, 3843, 3848, 3852, 3860, 3864, 3870, 3872, 3876, 3880, 
3885, 3888, 3892, 3894, 3900, 3904, 3906, 3912, 3915, 3916, 
3920, 3924, 3930, 3936, 3940, 3942, 3948, 3950, 3952, 3960, 
3975, 3976, 3978, 3980, 3984, 3990, 3996, 4000, 4005, 4008, 
4012, 4014, 4020, 4026, 4028, 4030, 4040, 4048, 4056, 4059, 
4060, 4064, 4068, 4070, 4074, 4080, 4086, 4088, 4092, 4100, 
4104, 4108, 4110, 4116, 4120, 4122, 4128, 4130, 4134, 4136, 
4140, 4144, 4148, 4150, 4152, 4170, 4172, 4176, 4180, 4182, 
4185, 4192, 4194, 4200, 4212, 4220, 4221, 4228, 4230, 4235, 
4240, 4242, 4248, 4256, 4257, 4260, 4264, 4266, 4268, 4270, 
4272, 4280, 4284, 4288, 4290, 4296, 4300, 4302, 4305, 4312, 
4316, 4320, 4324, 4326, 4332, 4338, 4340, 4344, 4350, 4356, 
4360, 4365, 4368, 4374, 4380, 4384, 4386, 4392, 4396, 4410, 
4416, 4420, 4422, 4424, 4425, 4428, 4440, 4444, 4446, 4448, 
4450, 4452, 4460, 4464, 4466, 4470, 4472, 4473, 4482, 4484, 
4488, 4494, 4500, 4510, 4512, 4515, 4518, 4520, 4524, 4530, 
4532, 4536, 4540, 4544, 4545, 4554, 4556, 4560, 4563, 4564, 
4572, 4575, 4578, 4580, 4584, 4590, 4592, 4599, 4600, 4602, 
4608, 4620, 4624, 4626, 4628, 4632, 4635, 4636, 4640, 4644, 
4648, 4650, 4653, 4656, 4660, 4662, 4664, 4672, 4674, 4676, 
4680, 4686, 4690, 4692, 4698, 4700, 4704, 4708, 4710, 4716, 
4720, 4728, 4730, 4732, 4734, 4736, 4740, 4746, 4752, 4758, 
4760, 4768, 4770, 4774, 4776, 4780, 4784, 4788, 4794, 4796, 
4797, 4800, 4806, 4810, 4815, 4816, 4818, 4820, 4824, 4828, 
4830, 4832, 4836, 4840, 4842, 4844, 4848, 4850, 4860, 4872, 
4876, 4878, 4880, 4884, 4888, 4890, 4896, 4902, 4905, 4920, 
4932, 4935, 4940, 4944, 4950, 4956, 4960, 4964, 4968, 4970

The base the numbers are represented in does not matter, so there's no need to analyze the individual digits, nor to convert the numbers to another base. The property the numbers have in common is also purely mathematical, so don't worry about seven-segment displays, dates, letters or anything like that.

Hint:

The sequence is somewhat related to [A072510].(https://oeis.org/A072510)

Hint 2:

Multiply the first divisors.

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  • $\begingroup$ Does "as far as I know" mean that you merely suspect (but do not know for certain) that there are infinitely many integers with the property? $\endgroup$
    – msh210
    Commented Aug 21, 2023 at 18:45
  • $\begingroup$ I practically know, but I don't know how to prove it. $\endgroup$
    – Peter
    Commented Aug 21, 2023 at 19:13
  • $\begingroup$ just to be sure: 84, 96 and 108 are the first(and smallest) numbers in the sequence, right? $\endgroup$
    – Novarg
    Commented Aug 22, 2023 at 8:15
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    $\begingroup$ @Novarg Yes, that's correct. $\endgroup$
    – Peter
    Commented Aug 22, 2023 at 10:37
  • 2
    $\begingroup$ @DmitryKamenetsky Sure! I might have made this puzzle a little too difficult - not because it's clever but because it's not good; it sort of requires an intuitive leap, which should be avoided. But I didn't want to delete it either, since at least a couple of people have worked very well to come closer to a solution. $\endgroup$
    – Peter
    Commented Aug 25, 2023 at 13:53

2 Answers 2

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Partial answer

Update: With the hint about "first k divisors", I found out the first 9 numbers satisfy being the product of 6th and 7th (smallest) divisors, however other numbers outside the list also have that property. Numbers with even number of divisors that are the product of their middle two divisors are the non-squares (pair up d and n/d).

Select[Range[1000], 
 DivisorSigma[0, #] >= 7 && Times @@ Divisors[#][[6 ;; 7]] == # &]
60, 72, 84, 90, 96, 108, 126, 132, 140, 150, 156, 160, 198, 200, 204, \
220, 224, 228, 234, 260, 276, 294, 306, 308, 315, 340, 342, 348, 350, \
352, 364, 372, 380, 392, 414, 416, 444, 460, 476, 486, 490, 492, 495, \
500, 516, 522, 525, 532, 544, 550, 558, 564, 572, 580, 585, 608, 620, \
636, 644, 650, 666, 675, 693, 708, 726, 732, 735, 736, 738, 740, 748, \
765, 774, 804, 812, 819, 820, 825, 836, 846, 850, 852, 855, 860, 868, \
876, 884, 928, 940, 948, 950, 954, 968, 975, 988, 992, 996}
Divisors[#][[6]]*Divisors[#][[7]] & /@ l
{84, 96, 108, 132, 150, 156, 198, 200, 204, 72, 220, 228, 234, 260, \
88, 578, 276, 60, 722, 306, 96, 110, 340, 342, 348, 1058, 372, 380, \
130, 392, 99, 96, 414, 42, 72, 110, 444, 90, 96, 460, 1682, 108, 476, \
48, 490, 492, 1922, 150, 516, 130, 522, 88, 532, 54, 544, 96, 558, \
564, 150, 580, 84, 2738, 48, 608, 108, 620, 96, 636, 644, 72, 3362, \
60, 666, 56, 170, 108, 3698, 150, 96, 708, 238, 732, 735, 736, 738, \
740, 96, 150, 4418, 63, 190, 765, 96, 774, 60, 72, 266, 804, 812, 96, \
820, 108, 846, 5618, 852, 855, 860, 72, 868, 150, 876, 110, 126, 96, \
54, 96, 200, 77, 928, 150, 72, 940, 6962, 948, 238, 954, 294, 108, \
7442, 140, 96, 90, 992, 996, 200, 1012, 60, 342, 96, 1035, 1036, 130, \
108, 70, 88, 1060, 1062, 266, 1068, 48, 84, 1098, 96, 150, 108, 1125, \
96, 60, 1148, 200, 1164, 90, 56, 1180, 1184, 99, 238, 48, 1204, 1206, \
1212, 1215, 294, 1220, 72, 150, 1236, 200, 414, 96, 96, 1276, 1278, \
160, 1284, 322, 150, 294, 1305, 1308, 1312, 1314, 1316, 48, 266, 108, \
1340, 90, 1356, 160, 1364, 72, 1376, 60, 99, 96, 1395, 80, 108, 150, \
96, 1420, 1422, 84, 1449, 1450, 132, 1460, 96, 70, 108, 200, 1484, \
96, 1494, 60, 1504, 1508, 56, 506, 160, 1524, 90, 110, 108, 1550, \
294, 48, 486, 1572, 1580, 72, 150, 84, 1602, 96, 322, 1612, 392, \
1628, 96, 117, 200, 1644, 110, 1652, 72, 1660, 1665, 1668, 486, 108, \
1694, 1696, 1701, 96, 1708, 90, 132, 200, 294, 392, 60, 1746, 350, \
96, 110, 63, 150, 96, 1780, 224, 48, 1804, 294, 1815, 1818, 130, 96, \
1827, 150, 108, 160, 1845, 56, 1850, 1854, 60, 72, 1876, 200, 1888, \
1892, 96, 224, 108, 638, 1924, 1926, 84, 1935, 352, 1940, 72, 1952, \
1953, 80, 1962, 96, 294, 54, 1988, 96, 486, 160, 150, 2020, 506, 156, \
406, 2034, 48, 2044, 682, 2050, 108, 294, 2060, 96, 2068, 90, 392, \
130, 72, 42, 2115, 200, 108, 224, 150, 2132, 96, 2140, 126, 2144, \
2150, 48, 434, 2175, 198, 2180, 56, 150, 108, 110, 315, 96, 2212, \
486, 60, 294, 72, 2236, 132, 90, 96, 2260, 754, 2272, 48, 2286, 392, \
460, 72, 70, 160, 486, 2324, 2325, 96, 2331, 2332, 2336, 54, 2350, \
56, 2358, 200, 2366, 1184, 150, 72, 140, 2385, 126, 48, 392, 108, \
483, 806, 220, 96, 90, 84, 200, 726, 2444, 72, 60, 2466, 96, 294, \
160, 108, 150, 2492, 96, 500, 2502, 132, 2516, 2528, 506, 2535, 486, \
2540, 2541, 96, 150, 638, 108, 160, 294, 96, 143, 224, 60, 2583, 490, \
2596, 130, 84, 90, 96, 2620, 1312, 525, 108, 392, 48, 2650, 156, \
2655, 2656, 140, 72, 150, 200, 2682, 2684, 54, 416, 726, 2709, 96, \
2716, 2718, 160, 682, 70, 72, 2740, 392, 2745, 550, 1376, 2756, 48, \
63, 2775, 2780, 96, 2788, 90, 72, 294, 60, 2826, 2828, 96, 726, 200, \
108, 2848, 150, 56, 143, 486, 490, 2884, 962, 126, 500, 88, 150, 108, \
200, 2924, 96, 2934, 42, 2948, 2950, 72, 160, 2961, 156, 392, 90, 96, \
2980, 294, 108, 272, 2996, 48, 3006, 1504, 490, 3015, 754, 3020, 56, \
150, 132, 160, 234, 609, 96, 3050, 3052, 54, 294, 3068, 96, 3075, \
342, 80, 3087, 150, 72, 500, 726, 3104, 84, 3114, 3116, 48, 3124, \
108, 3140, 96, 63, 200, 3164, 72, 3172, 60, 486, 638, 56, 3195, 3196, \
1014, 108, 150, 3212, 96, 140, 3222, 806, 3225, 3232, 48, 224, 651, \
814, 3258, 3260, 96, 3267, 3268, 150, 63, 160, 3285, 96, 490, 486, \
3296, 60, 392, 72, 294, 200, 90, 96, 3339, 3340, 304, 108, 3350, \
1014, 42, 187, 260, 72, 308, 150, 1696, 126, 96, 682, 392, 54, 3424, \
490, 88, 3438, 160, 84, 150, 3460, 204, 224, 3474, 3476, 48, 3484, \
294, 3488, 108, 726, 140, 96, 90, 3525, 56, 272, 60, 506, 3546, 3549, \
3550, 96, 3555, 3556, 200, 70, 3572, 96, 3580, 3582, 224, 156, 48, \
3604, 902, 84, 3616, 486, 3620, 96, 110, 108, 80, 96, 3650, 3652, \
126, 60, 3663, 1014, 3668, 72, 160, 90, 3692, 56, 500, 108, 490, \
3717, 3718, 48, 414, 3735, 294, 187, 72, 150, 392, 160, 198, 96, 754, \
1258, 1888, 42, 946, 96, 3796, 3798, 224, 150, 72, 3820, 132, 486, \
3836, 48, 3843, 962, 108, 3860, 56, 90, 352, 204, 200, 735, 72, 3892, \
726, 60, 1952, 126, 96, 783, 3916, 80, 108, 150, 96, 3940, 486, 84, \
3950, 304, 48, 3975, 392, 221, 3980, 96, 70, 108, 160, 4005, 96, \
4012, 4014, 60, 726, 4028, 806, 200, 352, 96, 4059, 140, 4064, 108, \
814, 294, 48, 4086, 392, 132, 500, 72, 4108, 150, 84, 200, 4122, 96, \
490, 1014, 968, 54, 224, 4148, 4150, 96, 150, 4172, 72, 209, 1394, \
837, 4192, 4194, 42, 108, 4220, 4221, 4228, 90, 4235, 160, 294, 72, \
224, 4257, 60, 1066, 486, 4268, 490, 96, 200, 63, 2048, 110, 96, 500, \
4302, 735, 154, 4316, 48, 4324, 294, 228, 4338, 140, 96, 150, 99, \
200, 4365, 56, 486, 60, 4384, 1462, 72, 4396, 63, 96, 221, 726, 392, \
4425, 108, 48, 4444, 234, 4448, 4450, 84, 4460, 72, 638, 150, 1118, \
4473, 486, 4484, 88, 294, 54, 902, 96, 735, 4518, 200, 156, 150, \
4532, 56, 4540, 2048, 4545, 198, 4556, 48, 4563, 4564, 108, 4575, \
294, 4580, 96, 90, 224, 4599, 200, 1014, 72, 42, 578, 4626, 4628, 96, \
4635, 4636, 160, 108, 392, 150, 4653, 96, 4660, 126, 968, 2048, 1558, \
4676, 48, 726, 490, 204, 486, 500, 56, 4708, 150, 108, 160, 96, 946, \
364, 4734, 1184, 60, 294, 72, 1014, 80, 4768, 90, 682, 96, 4780, 368, \
63, 1598, 4796, 4797, 48, 486, 962, 4815, 224, 726, 4820, 72, 4828, \
70, 4832, 156, 110, 4842, 4844, 96, 4850, 54, 56, 4876, 4878, 160, \
132, 1222, 150, 72, 1634, 4905, 48, 108, 735, 247, 96, 90, 84, 160, \
4964, 72, 490}

The number of divisors $\sigma_0(n)$ appears to be small, smooth numbers at least 10 with factors of 2 and 3, occasionally 5 and rarely 7. Yet some are excluded, like 60 which has $\sigma_0(60)=12$. I tried also looking at sum of divisors $\sigma_1(n)$ and sum of prime factors $\operatorname{sopfr}(n)$ (Plus @@ Times @@@ FactorInteger).

Here is the code to look for patterns where l is the numbers provided.

TableForm[Flatten[ConstantArray @@@ FactorInteger[#]] & /@ l]
2   2   3   7                           
2   2   2   2   2   3                   
2   2   3   3   3                       
2   2   3   11                          
2   3   5   5                           
2   2   3   13                          
2   3   3   11                          
2   2   2   5   5                       
2   2   3   17                          
2   2   2   3   3   3                   
2   2   5   11                          
2   2   3   19                          
2   3   3   13                          
2   2   5   13                          
2   2   2   3   11                      
2   2   2   2   17                      
2   2   3   23                          
2   2   3   5   5                       
2   2   2   2   19                      
2   3   3   17                          
2   2   2   3   13                      
2   3   5   11                          
2   2   5   17                          
2   3   3   19                          
2   2   3   29                          
2   2   2   2   23                      
2   2   3   31                          
2   2   5   19                          
2   3   5   13                          
2   2   2   7   7                       
2   2   3   3   11                      
2   2   2   3   17                      
2   3   3   23                          
2   2   3   5   7                       
2   2   2   2   3   3   3               
2   2   2   5   11                      
2   2   3   37                          
2   3   3   5   5                       
2   2   2   3   19                      
2   2   5   23                          
2   2   2   2   29                      
2   2   3   3   13                      
2   2   7   17                          
2   2   2   2   2   3   5               
2   5   7   7                           
2   2   3   41                          
2   2   2   2   31                      
2   3   5   17                          
2   2   3   43                          
2   2   2   5   13                      
2   3   3   29                          
2   2   2   2   3   11                  
2   2   7   19                          
2   2   3   3   3   5                   
2   2   2   2   2   17                  
2   2   2   3   23                      
2   3   3   31                          
2   2   3   47                          
2   3   5   19                          
2   2   5   29                          
2   2   3   7   7                       
2   2   2   2   37                      
2   2   2   3   5   5                   
2   2   2   2   2   19                  
2   2   3   3   17                      
2   2   5   31                          
2   2   2   2   3   13                  
2   2   3   53                          
2   2   7   23                          
2   2   2   3   3   3   3               
2   2   2   2   41                      
2   2   3   5   11                      
2   3   3   37                          
2   2   2   2   2   3   7               
2   2   2   5   17                      
2   2   3   3   19                      
2   2   2   2   43                      
2   3   5   23                          
2   2   2   3   29                      
2   2   3   59                          
2   3   7   17                          
2   2   3   61                          
3   5   7   7                           
2   2   2   2   2   23                  
2   3   3   41                          
2   2   5   37                          
2   2   2   3   31                      
2   3   5   5   5                       
2   2   2   2   47                      
2   2   3   3   3   7                   
2   2   2   5   19                      
3   3   5   17                          
2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3       
2   3   3   43                          
2   2   3   5   13                      
2   2   2   3   3   11                  
2   3   7   19                          
2   2   3   67                          
2   2   7   29                          
2   2   2   2   3   17                  
2   2   5   41                          
2   2   3   3   23                      
2   3   3   47                          
2   2   2   2   53                      
2   2   3   71                          
3   3   5   19                          
2   2   5   43                          
2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3           
2   2   7   31                          
2   3   5   29                          
2   2   3   73                          
2   2   2   2   5   11                  
2   3   3   7   7                       
2   2   2   3   37                      
2   2   3   3   5   5                   
2   2   2   2   3   19                  
2   2   2   5   23                      
2   2   3   7   11                      
2   2   2   2   2   29                  
2   3   5   31                          
2   2   2   3   3   13                  
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  • 1
    $\begingroup$ That's a very important observation! I suspect this will be quite useful for later answers. $\endgroup$
    – Peter
    Commented Aug 22, 2023 at 5:22
  • $\begingroup$ A possible observation: in certain sequences where (at least it appears) the factorisation p_0*p_1*p_3*p’ works for any prime p > some amount (for example, 2*2*5*p’ for p’ > 10), possibly excluding the case p’ = p_n. In those cases it appears the “some amount” is the product p_0p_n. For example, I would conjecture that other than 3*5*11*11, the next such number that fits this category in the sequence is 3*5*11*37. This would indicate that the rule may correlate its largest prime with the others (though this may just be a coincidence, as there are exceptions). $\endgroup$
    – yanjunk
    Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 3:59
  • $\begingroup$ Note also that while the 4-2 and 5-2 sequences both start at p' = 17 (presumably after 2^4), the 6-2 and 7-2 sequences start at 37 (presumably after 2^5). $\endgroup$
    – yanjunk
    Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 4:11
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ A rule very close to making sense is that one of the two middle factors (which multiply to the number) is a power of a prime. The rule might involve the two middle factors in some way. $\endgroup$
    – yanjunk
    Commented Aug 23, 2023 at 4:44
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Partial answer:

Numbers that don't divide the product of their first six factors, nor first half of factors (minus one) is pretty close. For reference, the sequence is:

84, 96, 108, 132, 150, 156, 198, 200, 204, 220, 228, 234, 260, 272, 276, 294, 304, 306, 312, 340, 342, 348, 368, 372, 380, 392, 408, 414, 444, 456, 460

Code:

from functools import reduce
import operator

def factors(n):    
    return sorted(reduce(list.__add__, 
                ([i, n//i] for i in range(1, int(n**0.5) + 1) if n % i == 0)))
def prod(a, i):
    return reduce(operator.mul, a[0:i], 1)

thing = [factors(i) for i in range(2, 5000)]
newset = set()
for a in thing:
    if prod(a, max(5, len(a) // 2 - 1)) % a[-1] != 0:
        newset.add(a[-1])

In particular, if you only consider the first 6 divisors, the set returned seems to be a superset of the list in the question. Of particular interest is the counterexample 294, which has 12 divisors and like 84 is divisible by the first 6 but not the first 5.

The code is the above but replacing the max(5, ...) with 5.

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  • $\begingroup$ Note that twelve of the entries in the list have only 10 divisors. They of the form $2^4\cdot p$ where $p$ runs over the primes between $17$ and $61$ (one might speculate that they are the primes between $2^4$ and $2^6$). $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 28, 2023 at 2:11
  • $\begingroup$ I don't underatand what you mean by "don't divide the product of their first half of factors (minus one)"; I haven't been able to recreate your results. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 28, 2023 at 2:13
  • $\begingroup$ Apologies. I flubbed in explaining it, and have edited the answer to include the code and fix the explanation. $\endgroup$
    – yanjunk
    Commented Aug 28, 2023 at 2:57
  • $\begingroup$ @GregMartin I forgot to mention you in my reply. Hopefully this isn't considered rude (to make a comment solely to mention you). $\endgroup$
    – yanjunk
    Commented Aug 28, 2023 at 3:17
  • $\begingroup$ Btw you can use sympy for simple number theory functions. $\endgroup$
    – qwr
    Commented Aug 28, 2023 at 21:18

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