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Project Euler: Problem 4

The fourth problem was a bit tricky, but at the same time a bit funny. A palindromic number reads the same both ways. The largest palindrome made from the product of two 2-digit numbers is 9009 = 91*99. Find the … Continue reading

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Project Euler: Problem 3

The third Euler problem has to do with prime factorization: The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29. What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143?

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Project Euler: Problem 2

Alright, next Project Euler problem: Each new term in the Fibonacci sequence is generated by adding the previous two terms. By starting with 1 and 2, the first 10 terms will be: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, … Continue reading

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Project Euler: Problem 1

Recently I decided that my brain needed some exercise. So I figured I would try to solve a couple of Project Euler problems once in a while. And while I was at it, try to to do a bit of … Continue reading

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