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1768 A Polygonal Christmas Tree on Desmos

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I created this polygonal Christmas tree with a polygonal star on Desmos, and it looks like it is living and breathing to me!

Later I saw this Christmas tree post and decided to share it here:

Today’s Puzzle:

Can you find the factors that belong on this Christmas factor tree for 1768?

Factors of 1768:

More About the Number 1768:

1768 is the sum of two squares in two different ways:
38² + 18² = 1768, and
42² + 2² = 1768.

1768 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
168-1760-1768, calculated from 2(42)(2), 42² – 2², 42² + 2²,
680-1632-1768, which is 136 times (5-12-13),
832-1560-1768, which is 104 times (8-15-17),
1120-1368-1768, calculated from 38² – 18², 2(38)(18), 38² + 18².

The first triple is also 8 times (21-220-221), and
the last triple is also 8 times (140-171-221).

1768 looks interesting in some bases you probably would never care about:

It’s 404 in base 21 because 4(21²) + 0(21) + 1(1) = 1768.
It’s 1Q1 in base 31,
YY in base 51, and
QQ in base 67.

Can you solve for Q and Y?

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