# Integer Partition In number theory and combinatorics, a partition of a positive integer `n`, also called an **integer partition**, is a way of writing `n` as a sum of positive integers. Two sums that differ only in the order of their summands are considered the same partition. For example, `4` can be partitioned in five distinct ways: ``` 4 3 + 1 2 + 2 2 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 ``` The order-dependent composition `1 + 3` is the same partition as `3 + 1`, while the two distinct compositions `1 + 2 + 1` and `1 + 1 + 2` represent the same partition `2 + 1 + 1`. Young diagrams associated to the partitions of the positive integers `1` through `8`. They are arranged so that images under the reflection about the main diagonal of the square are conjugate partitions.  ## References - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_(number_theory)) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVM057DuzE&list=PLLXdhg_r2hKA7DPDsunoDZ-Z769jWn4R8)