[PW] Re: Math question

Even Flood even.flood at gmail.com
Thu Sep 21 07:28:25 PDT 2006


On 9/21/06, James Mulder <mulder at missouriwestern.edu> wrote:
> I have a student who needs to know if 116513 is a prime number and, if
> not, what the factors are for that number.  He said the answer is in a
> book he used 45 years ago entitled, Factor table for the first ten
> millions containing the smallest factor of every number not
> divisible.... by Derrick Norman Lehmer.  I have contacted two libraries
> that own the book, but he needs an answer within 24 hours.  If any
> stumper has this book in their library, I would greatly appreciate a
> response.
>

37 * 47 * 67 = 116 513

Piece of cake.

Even

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