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Multiplicative persistence
After watching this @numberphile video I wanted to give it a try. Then I came up with this piece if python code to try to find a possible 12 iteration sequence. Result: Just put the prime factors after each other and you have your initial number. You don’t have to search any further because 222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222…
Calculating prime numbers on all your cores
I was playing a bit with OpenMP in GCC and decided to try something fun. Like calculating the first X number of prime numbers. You know… Numbers that are only dividable by one and itself and that are greater than one. So, 2 is prime. 2 is also the only even prime number because all…