👉 In mathematics, a lienic number is a type of integer that can be expressed as a sum of two or more consecutive integers. It is defined as an integer that can be written in the form n + (n+1) for some positive integer n. For example, 56 is a lienic number because it can be written as 50 + 51 = 101. This property of lienic numbers is used in various applications such as cryptography, coding theory