13 into 2 best min fragment found: 1 Cut up 13 sticks of length 2 like this: 13 x (1 + 1) Reassemble as 2 sticks of length 13 like this: 2 x (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)