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To: LibWhacker; All
Regarding the 42 calculation:

Prime #1 = 1
Prime #2 = 2
Prime #3 = 3
Prime #4 = 5
Prime #5 = 7

Obviously, we only multiply the prime numbers that are prime in sequence.

First = 1 (1)
Second = 2 (1*2)
Third = 6 (1*2*3)
Fourth = 42 (1*2*3*7, skipping 5 because it is the 4th prime, and 4 is not a prime number)

There!

Of course, 546 in next in this sequence, since we skip 11, which is the 6th prime, and 6 is not a prime, thus 1*2*3*7*13.

So, anybody know what 546 means?

115 posted on 04/11/2006 7:41:32 PM PDT by T. P. Pole
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To: T. P. Pole
So, anybody know what 546 means?

Sure, 5:46 is happy hour. ;-)

161 posted on 04/12/2006 2:08:16 PM PDT by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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