Start with a 3x3 magic square and put a border around the square again and again to get a 3x3 in 5x5 in 7x7 in 9x9 in ... magic square.
Number + 8 Number + 12 Number + 16 9x9 concentric magic square
10 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 48 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 48 | 18 | 68 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 20 | 70 | ||||||
7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 75 | 61 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 21 | 7 | ||||||
6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 40 | 76 | 26 | 53 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 29 | 56 | 6 | ||||||
6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 38 | 78 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 51 | 52 | 32 | 54 | 4 | |||||||||
8 | 49 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 80 | 24 | 65 | 63 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 60 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 72 |
Take the 7x7 concentric magic square, add 16 to all numbers and construct the border [see webpage pan 7x7 in 9x9 (1)]
See how the concentric magic square on this website is growing bigger and bigger:
3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, 10x10, 11x11, 12x12, 13x13, 14x14, 15x15, 16x16, 17x1718x18, 19x19, 20x20, 21x21, 22x22, 23x23, 24x24, 25x25, 26x26, 27x27, 28x28, 29x29, 30x30, 31x31 and 32x32