Construct a row grid and a column grid. Use the middle digits from 1 up to 15 to produce the ultra magic 15x15 inlay. Puzzle the border.
1x number from row grid +1
8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
16 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
16 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
16 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
+17x number from column grid
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 15 |
2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 12 |
5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
13 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
15 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
16 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
= ultra magic 15x15 in 17x17 magic square
9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 282 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 137 |
18 | 93 | 232 | 107 | 91 | 236 | 110 | 96 | 226 | 108 | 100 | 229 | 113 | 90 | 227 | 117 | 272 |
35 | 254 | 21 | 162 | 252 | 19 | 169 | 242 | 26 | 167 | 240 | 33 | 157 | 247 | 31 | 155 | 255 |
52 | 71 | 148 | 217 | 75 | 146 | 207 | 80 | 149 | 211 | 78 | 139 | 216 | 81 | 143 | 214 | 238 |
69 | 127 | 266 | 39 | 125 | 270 | 42 | 130 | 260 | 40 | 134 | 263 | 45 | 124 | 261 | 49 | 221 |
102 | 186 | 55 | 196 | 184 | 53 | 203 | 174 | 60 | 201 | 172 | 67 | 191 | 179 | 65 | 189 | 188 |
119 | 88 | 233 | 115 | 92 | 231 | 105 | 97 | 234 | 109 | 95 | 224 | 114 | 98 | 228 | 112 | 171 |
136 | 246 | 28 | 158 | 244 | 32 | 161 | 249 | 22 | 159 | 253 | 25 | 164 | 243 | 23 | 168 | 154 |
170 | 84 | 140 | 213 | 82 | 138 | 220 | 72 | 145 | 218 | 70 | 152 | 208 | 77 | 150 | 206 | 120 |
187 | 122 | 267 | 47 | 126 | 265 | 37 | 131 | 268 | 41 | 129 | 258 | 46 | 132 | 262 | 44 | 103 |
204 | 178 | 62 | 192 | 176 | 66 | 195 | 181 | 56 | 193 | 185 | 59 | 198 | 175 | 57 | 202 | 86 |
205 | 101 | 225 | 111 | 99 | 223 | 118 | 89 | 230 | 116 | 87 | 237 | 106 | 94 | 235 | 104 | 85 |
222 | 241 | 29 | 166 | 245 | 27 | 156 | 250 | 30 | 160 | 248 | 20 | 165 | 251 | 24 | 163 | 68 |
239 | 76 | 147 | 209 | 74 | 151 | 212 | 79 | 141 | 210 | 83 | 144 | 215 | 73 | 142 | 219 | 51 |
256 | 135 | 259 | 43 | 133 | 257 | 50 | 123 | 264 | 48 | 121 | 271 | 38 | 128 | 269 | 36 | 34 |
289 | 173 | 63 | 200 | 177 | 61 | 190 | 182 | 64 | 194 | 180 | 54 | 199 | 183 | 58 | 197 | 1 |
153 | 288 | 287 | 286 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 276 | 275 | 274 | 273 | 281 |
Use this method to construct inlaid squares of odd order from 5x5 to infinity.
See 5x5, 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, 15x15, 17x17, 19x19, 21x21, 23x23, 25x25, 27x27, 29x29 & 31x31