Formulas of the Form π N X k = mi arctan ( x1 ) i 4 i=1 by Jörg Arndt [email protected] the 1-term formula: π 4 = arctan(1) (1) {} 2-term formulae: π 4 = arctan ( 12 ) + arctan ( 13 ) (2) {5} (Euler, 1706) π 4 = 2 arctan ( 12 ) − arctan ( 71 ) (3) {5} (Herman, 1706) π 4 = 2 arctan ( 13 ) + arctan ( 71 ) (4) {5} (Hutton, 1776) π 4 1 ) = 4 arctan ( 15 ) − arctan ( 239 {13} (Machin, 1706) (5) 3-term formulas: π 4 1) = 2 arctan ( 12 ) − arctan ( 19 ) − arctan ( 32 (6) {5,41} π 2 1 ) + arctan ( 1 ) = 3 arctan ( 12 ) + 2 arctan ( 13 38 (7) {5,17} π 2 1 ) − arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 13 ) − 2 arctan ( 68 117 (8) {5,37} π 4 1 ) + arctan ( 1 ) = 3 arctan ( 14 ) + arctan ( 20 1985 (9) {17,401} π 4 1 ) − 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 2 arctan ( 23 182 (10) {5,53} π 4 1 ) − 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 2 arctan ( 26 2057 (11) {5,677} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 2 arctan ( 27 1068 (12) {5,73} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 2 arctan ( 28 443 (13) {5,157} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 2 arctan ( 43 68 (14) {5,37} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 5 arctan ( 17 ) + 4 arctan ( 53 4443 (15) {5,181} π 4 1 ) + arctan ( 1 ) = 6 arctan ( 18 ) + 2 arctan ( 57 239 (16) {5,13} (Størmer, 1896) π 4 1 ) − arctan ( 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) = 8 arctan ( 10 239 515 (17) {13,101} (Klingstierna) π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 18 57 239 {5,13} (Gauss) (18) 4-term formulas: π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 3 arctan ( 17 ) + 4 arctan ( 13 55 123 (19) { 5,17,89} 2 π 4 1 ) + arctan ( 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 11 arctan ( 17 ) + 4 arctan ( 443 1393 11018 (20) {5,157,197} 5 π 4 1 ) − 9 arctan ( 1 ) − 16 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 44 arctan ( 11 239 682 12943 (21) {5,13,61} π 4 1 ) − arctan ( 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 15 239 580 1710 (22) { 13,113,229} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) = 10 arctan ( 17 38 41 157 (23) {5,17,29} π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 17 57 239 307 (24) {5,13,29} π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) + 3 arctan ( 1 ) − 8 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 18 73 239 2943 (25) {5,13,41} π 4 1 ) + 3 arctan ( 1 ) + 5 arctan ( 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 18 70 99 307 (26) {5,13,29} (Bennet) π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) + 3 arctan ( 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 18 99 239 307 (27) {5,13,29} (D.H. Lehmer, 1938) π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) + 11 arctan ( 1 ) − 8 arctan ( 1 = 12 arctan ( 18 109 239 6826318 ) (28) {5,13,457} 3 π 4 1 ) − 23 arctan ( 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) − 16 arctan ( 1 ) = 44 arctan ( 18 239 682 12943 (29) {5,13,61} π 4 1 ) + 3 arctan ( 1 ) + 4 arctan ( 1 ) + 4 arctan ( 1 ) = 16 arctan ( 21 239 421 1985 (30) {13,17,401} π 4 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) = 10 arctan ( 22 41 75 4193 (31) {5,29,97} (Størmer, 1896) π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) + 10 arctan ( 1 ) + 5 arctan ( 1 ) = 17 arctan ( 23 182 5118 6072 (32) {5,53,373} π 4 1 ) + 5 arctan ( 1 ) + 3 arctan ( 1 ) − 10 arctan ( 1 ) = 17 arctan ( 26 38 2057 8827 (33) {5,17,677} π 4 1 ) + 20 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 28 57 239 443 (34) { 5,13,157} π 4 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) − 10 arctan ( 1 ) = 22 arctan ( 28 443 1393 11018 (35) { 5,157,197} (Escott) π 4 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 24 arctan ( 29 57 239 12238 (36) {5,13,421} π 4 1 ) + 20 arctan ( 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 38 57 239 268 (37) { 5,13,17} (Gauss) π 4 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 49 57 239 110443 (38) {5,13,1201} π 4 1 ) + 20 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) = 24 arctan ( 53 57 239 4443 (39) {5,13,281} π 4 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) = 20 arctan ( 57 68 117 239 (40) {5,13,37} π 4 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) = 44 arctan ( 57 239 682 12943 {5,13,61} (Størmer, 1896) (41) 5-term formulas: π 2 1 ) + arctan ( 1 ) + = 11 arctan ( 71 ) + 2 arctan ( 99 1393 (42) 1 ) − 2 arctan ( 1 −2 arctan ( 182 1264557 ) {5,13,29,53,197} π 4 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 2 arctan ( 1 ) − = 22 arctan ( 29 392 1068 (43) 1 ) − 10 arctan ( 1 ) −5 arctan ( 1393 5502 {5,73,197,421} π 4 1 ) + 17 arctan ( 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − = 22 arctan ( 32 182 818 (44) 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 −5 arctan ( 1303 3014557 ) {5,41,53,101} π 4 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 39 arctan ( 1 ) + = 68 arctan ( 99 117 239 (45) 1 ) − 24 arctan ( 1 ) +20 arctan ( 307 882 {5,13,29,37} π 4 1 ) + 27 arctan ( 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) + = 56 arctan ( 99 239 307 (46) 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) +12 arctan ( 4193 39307 {5,13,29,97} π 4 1 ) + 95 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) + = 44 arctan ( 109 239 682 (47) 1 ) − 44 arctan ( 1 +24 arctan ( 12943 6826318 ) {5,13,61,457} π 4 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 44 arctan ( 1 ) + = 88 arctan ( 111 239 515 (48) 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) +32 arctan ( 682 12943 {5,13,61,101} π 4 1 ) + 51 arctan ( 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) + = 88 arctan ( 172 239 682 (49) 1 ) + 68 arctan ( 1 ) +44 arctan ( 5357 12943 {5,13,61,97} (Størmer, 1896) π 4 1 ) + 39 arctan ( 1 ) + 100 arctan ( 1 ) − = 88 arctan ( 192 239 515 1 ) − 56 arctan ( 1 ) −32 arctan ( 1068 173932 {5,13,73,101} (50) 6-term formulas: 134 π 4 1 ) + 12 arctan ( 1 ) + = 227 arctan ( 12 ) − 13 arctan ( 682 2059 (51) 1 ) − 6 arctan ( 1 ) + 20 arctan ( 1 ) +24 arctan ( 2943 5357 12943 {5,13,41,61,97} 3 π 4 1 ) + 81 arctan ( 1 ) + 4 arctan ( 1 ) − = 200 arctan ( 99 239 4193 (52) 1 ) − 4 arctan ( 1 ) − 64 arctan ( 1 ) −32 arctan ( 12238 39307 58911 {5,13,29,97,421} π 4 1 ) + 71 arctan ( 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) + = 100 arctan ( 216 265 1068 (53) 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) + 56 arctan ( 1 ) +39 arctan ( 2436 5507 6962 {5,13,37,73,97} π 4 1 ) + 176 arctan ( 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) + = 7 arctan ( 239 293 616 (54) 1 ) + 132 arctan ( 1 ) − 64 arctan ( 1 ) +32 arctan ( 682 3141 12943 {5,13,17,61,101} π 4 1 ) + 200 arctan ( 1 ) + 68 arctan ( 1 ) + = 27 arctan ( 239 307 4193 (55) 1 ) − 68 arctan ( 1 ) + 112 arctan ( 1 ) +56 arctan ( 12238 39307 58911 {5,13,29,97,421} π 4 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) + = 95 arctan ( 239 515 682 (56) 1 ) + 88 arctan ( 1 ) + 112 arctan ( 1 ) +176 arctan ( 782 4030 12943 {5,13,61,101,401} π 4 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) − 56 arctan ( 1 ) + = 183 arctan ( 255 515 682 (57) 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 71 arctan ( 1 ) +88 arctan ( 1303 2943 12943 {5,13,41,61,101} π 4 1 ) + 100 arctan ( 1 ) + 88 arctan ( 1 ) − = 127 arctan ( 265 515 697 (58) 1 ) + 39 arctan ( 1 ) − 56 arctan ( 1 ) −32 arctan ( 1068 2436 173932 {5,13,37,73,101} π 4 1 ) + 115 arctan ( 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) + = 68 arctan ( 268 307 447 (59) 1 ) + 51 arctan ( 1 ) + 39 arctan ( 1 ) +95 arctan ( 1143 34208 44179 {5,13,17,29,53} π 4 1 ) + 32 arctan ( 1 ) + 95 arctan ( 1 ) + = 183 arctan ( 268 682 1568 (60) 1 ) − 166 arctan ( 1 ) − 51 arctan ( 1 ) +44 arctan ( 4662 12943 32807 {5,13,17,61,89} π 4 1 ) − 193 arctan ( 1 ) + 151 arctan ( 1 ) + = 337 arctan ( 307 463 4193 1 ) − 122 arctan ( 1 ) − 83 arctan ( 1 ) +305 arctan ( 4246 39307 390112 (61) {5,13,17,29,97} π 4 1 ) + 127 arctan ( 1 ) + 71 arctan ( 1 ) − = 100 arctan ( 319 378 557 (62) 1 ) + 66 arctan ( 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) −15 arctan ( 1068 2943 478707 {5,13,17,41,73} π 4 1 ) + 76 arctan ( 1 ) + 139 arctan ( 1 ) + = 322 arctan ( 577 682 1393 1 ) + 132 arctan ( 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 +156 arctan ( 12943 32807 1049433 ) {5,13,61,89,197} (63) 7-term formulas: 62 π 4 1 ) + 43 arctan ( 1 ) − 52 arctan ( 1 ) + = 537 arctan ( 11 5357 5507 (64) 1 ) + 138 arctan ( 1 ) + 112 arctan ( 1 ) +6 arctan ( 12943 17923 32807 1 +26 arctan ( 157318 ) {5,13,37,61,89,97} π 4 1 ) + 95 arctan ( 1 ) + 127 arctan ( 1 ) + = 44 arctan ( 515 538 682 (65) 1 ) + 95 arctan ( 1 ) + 88 arctan ( 1 ) + +176 arctan ( 782 1068 4030 1 ) +17 arctan ( 12943 {5,13,61,73,101,401} π 4 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) + = 366 arctan ( 577 682 1023 (66) 1 ) − 44 arctan ( 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) − +183 arctan ( 1393 5832 12943 1 −88 arctan ( 6826318 ) {5,13,61,229,197,457} π 4 1 ) + 827 arctan ( 1 ) − 139 arctan ( 1 ) − = 215 arctan ( 682 1568 4662 (67) 1 ) + 132 arctan ( 1 ) − 366 arctan ( 1 ) − −349 arctan ( 12943 32807 83270 1 −183 arctan ( 1493208 ) {5,13,17,61,89,233} π 4 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) + 259 arctan ( 1 ) + = 537 arctan ( 746 5357 5507 (68) 1 ) − 171 arctan ( 1 ) + 227 arctan ( 1 ) +156 arctan ( 12943 17923 32807 1 +139 arctan ( 157318 ) {5,13,37,61,89,97} π 4 1 ) + 657 arctan ( 1 ) + 183 arctan ( 1 ) − = 1074 arctan ( 1568 4662 5357 (69) 1 ) − 32 arctan ( 1 ) − 449 arctan ( 1 ) + −779 arctan ( 12943 17923 32807 1 +398 arctan ( 390112 ) {5,13,17,61,89,97} π 4 1 ) + 295 arctan ( 1 ) + 593 arctan ( 1 ) + = 1587 arctan ( 2852 4193 4246 1 ) + 481 arctan ( 1 ) + 625 arctan ( 1 ) − +359 arctan ( 39307 55603 211050 1 −708 arctan ( 390112 ) {5,13,17,29,97,433} (70) primes := subset of 5,13,17,29,37,41,53,61,73,89,97,101,109,113 π 4 1 ) = 4 arctan ( 15 ) − arctan ( 239 (71) {13} π 4 1 ) + 8 arctan ( 1 ) − 5 arctan ( 1 ) = 12 arctan ( 18 57 239 (72) {5,13} π 4 1 ) + 7 arctan ( 1 ) − 12 arctan ( 1 ) + 24 arctan ( 1 ) = 44 arctan ( 57 239 682 12943 (73) {5,13,61} π 4 1 ) + 39 arctan ( 1 ) + 100 arctan ( 1 ) = 88 arctan ( 192 239 515 (74) 1 ) − 56 arctan ( 1 ) −32 arctan ( 1068 173932 {5,13,73,101} π 4 1 ) + 127 arctan ( 1 ) + 71 arctan ( 1 ) = 100 arctan ( 319 378 557 (75) 1 ) + 66 arctan ( 1 ) + 44 arctan ( 1 ) −15 arctan ( 1068 2943 478707 {5,13,17,41,73} π 4 cf. formula 63 1 ) + 657 arctan ( 1 ) + 183 arctan ( 1 ) = 1074 arctan ( 1568 4662 5357 (76) 1 ) − 32 arctan ( 1 ) − 449 arctan ( 1 ) −779 arctan ( 12943 17923 32807 1 ) +398 arctan ( 390112 {5,13,17,61,89,97} π 4 cf. formula 70 1 ) + 1257 arctan ( 1 ) + 1731 arctan ( 1 ) = 1074 arctan ( 4246 5357 6107 (77) 1 ) + 625 arctan ( 1 ) − 481 arctan ( 1 ) +295 arctan ( 12943 19703 32807 1 1 −1042 arctan ( 39307 ) + 398 arctan ( 390112 ) {primes} π 4 1 ) + 3796 arctan ( 1 ) + 2558 arctan ( 1 ) = 7162 arctan ( 12943 32807 34208 (78) 1 ) − 708 arctan ( 1 ) + 2192 arctan ( 1 ) +2729 arctan ( 44179 51387 114669 1 ) − 3696 arctan ( 1 ) − 2407 arctan ( 1 −2805 arctan ( 157318 485298 24208144 ) {primes} π 4 1 ) − 398 arctan ( 1 ) + 1950 arctan ( 1 ) = 2805 arctan ( 5257 9466 12943 (79) 1 ) + 2021 arctan ( 1 ) + 2097 arctan ( 1 ) +1850 arctan ( 34208 44179 85353 1 ) + 1389 arctan ( 1 ) + 808 arctan ( 1 ) +1484 arctan ( 114669 330182 485298 {5,13,17,29,37,41,53,61} (Gauss) π 4 1 ) + 1555 arctan ( 1 ) = 50539 arctan ( 51387 114669 1 ) − 20678 arctan ( 1 ) − 5617 arctan ( 1 ) −6601 arctan ( 157318 390112 485298 1 ) + 10958 arctan ( 1 1 −64126 arctan ( 617427 1984933 ) − 30569 arctan ( 3449051 ) 1 1 +23407 arctan ( 22709274 ) + 25433 arctan ( 24208144 ) {primes} (80) π 4 1 ) + 135908 arctan ( 1 ) = 36462 arctan ( 390112 485298 (81) 1 ) − 39581 arctan ( 1 +274509 arctan ( 683982 1984933 ) 1 1 +178477 arctan ( 2478328 ) − 114569 arctan ( 3449051 ) 1 1 −146571 arctan ( 18975991 ) + 61914 arctan ( 22709274 ) 1 1 −69044 arctan ( 24208144 ) − 89431 arctan ( 201229582 ) 1 −43938 arctan ( 2189376182 ) {5,13,17,29,37,53,61,89,97,101} π 4 1 ) + 172370 arctan ( 1 = 446879 arctan ( 683982 1635786 ) (82) 1 1 −193720 arctan ( 1984933 ) + 369078 arctan ( 2478328 ) 1 1 +18231 arctan ( 3014557 ) + 21339 arctan ( 3449051 ) 1 1 ) − 110109 arctan ( 18975991 ) −154139 arctan ( 6225244 1 1 +80145 arctan ( 22709274 ) − 223183 arctan ( 24208144 ) 1 1 −107662 arctan ( 201229582 ) − 216308 arctan ( 2189376182 ) {primes} π 4 1 1 = 872408 arctan ( 1984933 ) + 619249 arctan ( 2298668 ) 1 1 ) + 18231 arctan ( 3014557 ) +369078 arctan ( 2478328 1 1 −1217159 arctan ( 5033696 ) + 911989 arctan ( 6225244 ) 1 1 +783649 arctan ( 18975991 ) − 70886 arctan ( 22709274 ) 1 1 −374214 arctan ( 24208144 ) − 1044789 arctan ( 168623905 ) 1 1 ) − 446879 arctan ( 284862638 ) +339217 arctan ( 201229582 1 +402941 arctan ( 2189376182 ) {primes} (83)
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