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January 4th, 2005, 02:38 PM
#20
Re: just4fun
Why is just prime numbers interesting in this problem? Why isn't, like say 9 interesting or something? or does it fit into the group n = prime * prime ???
This sounds really interesting, This will keep me some time with pen and paper ^^
EDIT: Aha maybe I understand the thing that the nonprimes are not interesting, is it because, a square that can be divided has it's smallest number of smaller squares = the smallest divided number * 2? Okay I didn't even understand my self, example:
If I have, let's say 21 than 21 can be divided into the factors 3 and 7, the smallest factor is 3, so the smallest number of squares in a 21 square, is 3 * 2 = 6 ?
EDIT: (again) noop sorry, that was a bad statement, I think I get it now, it is not that you take the smallest factor * 2 but you take the smallest factor, and than you see how many squares fit in a square with the side of the smallest factor, okay, taht makes it really stupid to look for things that are not primes...
Last edited by Pixlegamer; January 4th, 2005 at 03:08 PM.
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