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To: TimF who wrote (4556)	1/23/2003 8:32:48 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7689

That SHOULD have read: And if you knowenough math, you may be able to answer that immediately. You could try brute force if you're patient. It delivers primes up to 41. But F(41) = 41^2.The "know enough math" bit is that finding a prime number generator- -a formula that generates only prime numbers- -is a famous unsolved and believed unsolvable problem of mathematics. It is believed no such formula exists. But not proven. So knowing that you can immediately say that that ain't it. I hadn't noticed that F(-x) = F(x-1) property. You're good!