For example, 1023456789 is balanced in base 10, while is balanced in base 5.
The smallest 3 × 3 magic square made of consecutive balanced numbers in any base is
(11101001001100)2 | (11101001000101)2 | (11101001001010)2 |
(202110120)3 | (11101001001001)2 | (202110201)3 |
(153024)6 | (202110210)3 | (11101001000110)2 |
which corresponds to the 9 consecutive numbers 14924, 14917, 14922, 14919, 14921, 14923, 14920, 14925, and 14918.
The first numbers balanced in any base are 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 44, 49, 50, 52, 56, 75, 78, 99, 108, 114, 120, 135 more terms
Below, the spiral pattern of digitally balanced numbers (in any base) up to 10000. See the page on prime numbers for an explanation and links to similar pictures.