Abstract
We analyze properties of the 2-adic valuations of $S(n,k)$, the Stirling numbers of the second kind. For fixed $k \in \mathbb{N}$, a conjectured pattern for the valuation is provided in terms of the dyadic format of $n$. This conjecture is established for $k=5$.
Citation
Tewodros Amdeberhan. Dante Manna. Victor H. Moll. "The 2-adic Valuation of Stirling Numbers." Experiment. Math. 17 (1) 69 - 82, 2008.
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