• ( is 31 prime ? ) ( is 331 prime ? ) ( is 3331 prime ? ) ...

    From henhanna@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 8 12:48:16 2022
    ( is 31 prime ? )
    ( is 331 prime ? )
    ( is 3331 prime ? )
    ( is 33 331 prime ? )
    ( is 333 331 prime ? )
    ( is 3 333 331 prime ? )
    ( is 33 333 331 prime ? )

    Can _all_ 3333......3331 be Prime Numbers ?


    Why does this work (so well) with 3's ?



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  • From Richard Tobin@21:1/5 to henh...@gmail.com on Mon Aug 8 22:43:00 2022
    In article <962be1c7-0fff-42d2-a076-d5fca347a6een@googlegroups.com>, henh...@gmail.com <henhanna@gmail.com> wrote:
    ( is 31 prime ? )
    ( is 331 prime ? )
    ( is 3331 prime ? )
    ( is 33 331 prime ? )
    ( is 333 331 prime ? )
    ( is 3 333 331 prime ? )
    ( is 33 333 331 prime ? )

    Can _all_ 3333......3331 be Prime Numbers ?

    As is noted at https://oeis.org/A051200 (which gives away the answer),
    this sequence is mentioned in Martin Gardener's "The Last Recreations".

    -- Richard

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