Guess the next Prime Number!

put down the next prime number in the sequence.

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#61 rdsrds2120   User is offline

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:13 PM

Well, as a school project, we had to pair up and find any set of numbers other than counting numbers that would go on indefinitely. So we put on a paper all them up to a 1000 on a poster as a background for our presentation. There are actually some definite rules to finding the next one form any other prime number that we found out about which are pretty neat. So I should be able to keep going for awhile.
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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:15 PM

That would be interesting to look into what those rules are. :) I should look into that. :)

673

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:16 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:17 PM

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:19 PM

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:20 PM

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:21 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:23 PM

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:24 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 02:31 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 26 December 2008 - 07:04 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 27 December 2008 - 08:01 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 28 December 2008 - 03:27 PM

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 28 December 2008 - 05:27 PM

Either 747 or 751?
I had a pattern, but it fell apart after 700.
You guys are quite impressive!

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Re: Guess the next Prime Number!

Posted 28 December 2008 - 08:16 PM

View Postqwertyrobot, on 28 Dec, 2008 - 04:27 PM, said:

Either 747 or 751?

Yep, 751 is after 743.

And then for mine, 757. :D

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