pattern is for predicting prime
Lol?
Any number that is only divisible by 1 and itself?
^ And, thank you, Mr. Perfectionist Costrin. Now, can we got on with the buziness of solving this puzzle before we are dead?
[it is an imperative part of my grand master plan to take over the world]
So....chop, chop!
Before we get to that, I have some questions about my contract. Namely, I didn't sign one, so I am in no way obligated to do this at all.
So, I'll be enjoying a nice refreshing afternoon not working on prime numbers.
Best of luck with your master plan.
:steam: Now, listen, and listen well, my minion! Forewarned: Such 'refreshing' afternoons will be in limited supply if you do not engage in this task with me. You will not know when, or why, but, one morning, the sun will set by noon, and you shall hear my words *echo* *echo*.....while darkness mounts.
Let's see if we here in this community can aim to share a future Field's Medal in mathematics, by trying to solve what the pattern is for predicting prime numbers.
Thoughts/ideas? Discuss!
There are algorithms that have been developed for discoving new primes. I believe the problem is in finding an exhaustive list of primes. There is no known method of finding every one.
Patterns in Prime NumbersPatterns in Prime Numbers
The different thing about primes is that there is no real pattern to their occurrence. They seem to appear randomly, however, we do know that all but two of them end in either 1, 3, 7, or 9. Other than that though, we have found no distinct pattern. This makes finding primes incredibly hard. If we knew they occurred every 24 number, they would be very easy to find. But, with their random appearances, each number has to be tested individually in order to determine if it is prime or not. Even with computers, this is a very grueling task. Recently, some progress has been made by graphing the prime numbers, but the patterns they form are very difficult to follow, and generating large primes with them would be difficult. Other, smaller patterns can be found in prime numbers, but eventually they terminate.
Some neat prime numbers that have patterns are 12345678901234567891. This is an ascending prime. Another neat pattern in primes is palindromic primes, and these read the same from front to back, such as 111191111, 919191919, and 123494321.
Mutiny on the Bounty....I see (and all within 10 posts!).
* must away to re-organize my plan.
In the meantime, others, keep at it. Oh, and Mondo, you have been upgraded to my right-hand-pawn. WithoutAFace, you shall be part of my harem.
The problem is not "in" finding an exhaustive list of primes. That is the initial question itself, just reworded. The problem is that we do not have one formula for finding infinite prime numbers (if we did, that itself, would be the answer re: pattern).