Denominator came from http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/b002486.txt

Used denominator, a high precision value for pi, and a high precision calculator
to get the numerator.

It was only later that I found the numerator in

http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/b002485.txt.

I hope this wasn't a pen and paper only question!

No it wasn't luckily for you ;)

Still 3 hours to go until this question closes, everyone is welcome to try and beat guido.man!

@ Guido.man - You may top your own answer if you want to...

Luke.

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DADDIO has researched pi for some time now:

Congratulations to guido.man! for solving Q71!
Q71 Answer: As close to pi as you can get it!

Microsoft Windows Standings 95
1. Fred W - 17 Points
2. William Rothamel - 16 1/2 Points
3. Guido.Man - 9 Points
4. Mr. Kevvy - 7 Points
5. Dominique - 6 1/2 Points
6. WinterKnight - 6 Points
7. Sarge - 5 1/2 Points
8. Philadelphia - 5 1/2 Points
9. John McLeod VII - 1 Point
10. Labbie - 1 Point
11. Scary Capitalist - 1/2 Point
12. TBD...

Thanks Philly for playing! And Bill for the comic!

Q72 : Find the biggest prime number and prove it's prime! By yourself! No Internet, Pen and Paper only!

Luke.

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Luke :

It has been proven that the list of primes goes on to infinity. So even the largest prime found can be added to to find the next one. The Japanese Ran their super computer for 600 hours and found something like the 600,000 th prime or so I remember.

The answer would be infinity and then beyond infinity as much as you like.

Luke :

It has been proven that the list of primes goes on to infinity. So even the largest prime found can be added to to find the next one. The Japanese Ran their super computer for 600 hours and found something like the 600,000 th prime or so I remember.

The answer would be infinity and then beyond infinity as much as you like.

I'm with you on this.

Philly

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When I say:

Q72 : Find the biggest prime number and prove it's prime! By yourself! No Internet, Pen and Paper only!

I mean: take a number (say 3) and prove it's prime, e.g. divide it into 2,3,5,7 and show how (long division or any division strategy) it doesn't go in. Other than infinity.

So one person might take 5 and show how it's prime, and then someone else will take 7 and show how it's prime.

Get what I mean???

Luke.

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OK--Here's my answer. The reason I like understanding math is to avoid hard work of calculating.

I would take the list of all known prime numbers and multiply them all together. I would then add 1 to this resultant product.

This new number would be prime since division by any number would always yield a remainder of 1.

There you go !! I claim a foul if anyone tries to use my new prime number to win this point. Do you think that I can get the no-belly prize for this ??

Daddio is becoming an expert on Set Theory:

OK--Here's my answer. The reason I like understanding math is to avoid hard work of calculating.

I would take the list of all known prime numbers and multiply them all together. I would then add 1 to this resultant product.

This new number would be prime since division by any number would always yield a remainder of 1.

There you go !! I claim a foul if anyone tries to use my new prime number to win this point. Do you think that I can get the no-belly prize for this ??

Objection, M'Lud.

Prime numbers are, by definition, odd numbers (as opposed to even numbers - not "odd" as in "strange" though they may be that too :)

Multiply all known prime numbers together and you will end up with an odd number; then add 1 and you have an even number - divisible by 2 and therefore not prime.

Back to the drawing board? (Pun not intended but perhaps appropriate anyway ;))

F.

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Au contraire mon Herr

I did not claim that the product of the primes was odd. You forget that 2 is prime so this "product of all known primes" would have to be even--adding one would make it odd AND prime. QED

"ne pas?"

His "Lordship" should get another point for the defense of my thesis --LOL (I think that Euclid should also get a point)

Cheers,

DADDIO
AKA Bill
AKA Brad White

Au contraire mon Herr

I did not claim that the product of the primes was odd. You forget that 2 is prime so this "product of all known primes" would have to be even--adding one would make it odd AND prime. QED

"ne pas?"

His "Lordship" should get another point for the defense of my thesis --LOL

Cheers,

DADDIO
AKA Bill
AKA Brad White

Fifteen-love; in fact, probably game, set and match.

I really should have learned to engage brain before opening mouth by now ;)

F.

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Don't feel bad I just learned from you that the product of two odd numbers is odd. I don't think that I knew that before.

Do you know why "Love" means everything in life and nothing in tennis.

Hint--Blame it on the French for the definition in Tennis

Bill

So......., where are we on this question, :)

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Where are we in this question? I don't know!

Consider it this:

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

Luke.

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- Luke.

Where are we in this question? I don't know!

Consider it this:

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

Luke.

Q71: 97

[edit]Not even pen & paper. Using mental arithmetic, 97 cannot be divided by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37,... I reckon it is prime.[/edit]

F.

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Anymore Answers for Question 71?

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

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Anymore Answers for Question 71?

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

Ahhh! So now it's just a lottery?

F.

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[quote]Don't feel bad I just learned from you that the product of two odd numbers is odd. I don't think that I knew that before.

Do you know why "Love" means everything in life and nothing in tennis.

Hint--Blame it on the French for the definition in Tennis

Bill[

It's from the notion of Zero being a goose egg or Le oeuf (the egg)

This became anglicized to "loof" and then "love"

Anymore Answers for Question 71?

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

Ahhh! So now it's just a lottery?

F.

I suppose so! Just this question anyway...

Closing in 24 hours...
Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest! Competition ends in exactly 24 hours...

Luke.

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Any Guesses???!!!! Come on.... this ain't even a maths problem!!!

Q71 : Find the prime number I am thinking of, it's between 1 and 100. A person wins by guessing the prime number or being the closest!

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