/* * File: Order5CDoc.txt * Author: S Harry White * Created: 2009-07-19 */ Order 5 Concentric Magic Squares -------------------------------- The numbers from 1 to 25 are partitioned into two sets: . one set of 9 values for the center order-3 square . one set of 16 values for the order-5 border The center value is always 13 and the remaining values are placed in each set in complementary pairs. Thus, there are 12!/(8!4!) = 495 partitions. A center magic square can be made for 26 of the partitions. These partitions and the number of borders and squares are: center 1, 2, 3,12,13,14,23,24,25 border 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22 borders 1008, squares 8064 center 1, 3, 5,11,13,15,21,23,25 border 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,12,14,16,17,18,19,20,22,24 borders 1116, squares 8928 center 1, 4, 7,10,13,16,19,22,25 border 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9,11,12,14,15,17,18,20,21,23,24 borders 648, squares 5184 center 1, 6, 8,11,13,15,18,20,25 border 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9,10,12,14,16,17,19,21,22,23,24 borders 756, squares 6048 center 2, 3, 4,12,13,14,22,23,24 border 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,25 borders 1080, squares 8640 center 2, 4, 6,11,13,15,20,22,24 border 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9,10,12,14,16,17,18,19,21,23,25 borders 1080, squares 8640 center 2, 5, 8,10,13,16,18,21,24 border 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9,11,12,14,15,17,19,20,22,23,25 borders 936, squares 7488 center 2, 6, 9,10,13,16,17,20,24 border 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,11,12,14,15,18,19,21,22,23,25 borders 1044, squares 8352 center 2, 7, 8,12,13,14,18,19,24 border 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9,10,11,15,16,17,20,21,22,23,25 borders 864, squares 6912 center 3, 4, 5,12,13,14,21,22,23 border 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11,15,16,17,18,19,20,24,25 borders 828, squares 6624 center 3, 5, 7,11,13,15,19,21,23 border 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9,10,12,14,16,17,18,20,22,24,25 borders 828, squares 6624 center 3, 6, 9,10,13,16,17,20,23 border 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8,11,12,14,15,18,19,21,22,24,25 borders 468, squares 3744 center 3, 7, 9,11,13,15,17,19,23 border 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,21,22,24,25 borders 972, squares 7776 center 4, 5, 6,12,13,14,20,21,22 border 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9,10,11,15,16,17,18,19,23,24,25 borders 1080, squares 8640 center 4, 6, 8,11,13,15,18,20,22 border 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9,10,12,14,16,17,19,21,23,24,25 borders 828, squares 6624 center 4, 8, 9,12,13,14,17,18,22 border 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7,10,11,15,16,19,20,21,23,24,25 borders 1080, squares 8640 center 5, 6, 7,12,13,14,19,20,21 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9,10,11,15,16,17,18,22,23,24,25 borders 576, squares 4608 center 5, 7, 9,11,13,15,17,19,21 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,23,24,25 borders 756, squares 6048 center 5, 8,10,11,13,15,16,18,21 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9,12,14,17,19,20,22,23,24,25 borders 720, squares 5760 center 6, 7, 8,12,13,14,18,19,20 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9,10,11,15,16,17,21,22,23,24,25 borders 684, squares 5472 center 6, 8,10,11,13,15,16,18,20 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9,12,14,17,19,21,22,23,24,25 borders 684, squares 5472 center 6, 9,10,12,13,14,16,17,20 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,11,15,18,19,21,22,23,24,25 borders 1008, squares 8064 center 7, 8, 9,12,13,14,17,18,19 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,10,11,15,16,20,21,22,23,24,25 borders 684, squares 5472 center 8, 9,10,12,13,14,16,17,18 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,11,15,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 borders 1044, squares 8352 center 8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 borders 648, squares 5184 center 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 border 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 borders 360, squares 2880 The total number of concentric squares is 174,240. The last partition makes the 2880 consecutively concentric squares.