no of different cube colorings, using 5 or 6 colors
Source: Netherlands - Dutch NMO 1963 p5
January 31, 2023
combinatoricsColoringcube
Problem Statement
You want to color the side faces of a cube in such a way that each face is colored evenly. Six colors are available:
red, white, blue, yellow, purple, orange. Two cube colors are called the same if one arises from the other by a rotation of the cube.
(a) How many different cube colorings are there, using six colors?
(b) How many different cube colorings are there, using exactly five colors?