Les quadriges

Produits de quadriges
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Q(n) | 25 | 121 | 361 | 841 | 1681 | 3025 | 5041 | 7921 | 11881 | 17161 |
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Multiplier entre eux des nombres entiers consécutifs non nuls, quoi de plus simple ? Ce thème recèle pourtant quelques questions auxquelles les mathématiciens se sont confrontés.


| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Q(n) | 25 | 121 | 361 | 841 | 1681 | 3025 | 5041 | 7921 | 11881 | 17161 |
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