Interesting Math Problem

Hello, Mike
Except (1,3,5) and (3,5,7) there are no sets of prime numbers in the
form of (n, n+2, n+4), because one of these numbers will be divisible
by 3. Considering that the age is also influenced by months, the ages
may vary a bit, but the difference should be at most 1 year, so again
this will not be possible, because one of these numbers would be
divisible by 2. So I'd say that the condition that the ages of all
three children are prime numbers will never happen again (with greater
ages).
However, there is a great chance that tomorrow all people in the story
will have the same age, so that's when it all happens again :)
RazvanAhhhh... I forgot about tomorrow...
"Razvan Socol" <rsocol@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, Mike
> Except (1,3,5) and (3,5,7) there are no sets of prime numbers in the
> form of (n, n+2, n+4), because one of these numbers will be divisible
> by 3. Considering that the age is also influenced by months, the ages
> may vary a bit, but the difference should be at most 1 year, so again
> this will not be possible, because one of these numbers would be
> divisible by 2. So I'd say that the condition that the ages of all
> three children are prime numbers will never happen again (with greater
> ages).
> However, there is a great chance that tomorrow all people in the story
> will have the same age, so that's when it all happens again :)
> Razvan
>

Interesting Math Problem

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I'm not a math genius but I like a challenge and I was thinking over the
wend and am now stuck as to how to go.
My youngest son, Silas is 3
My daughter, Millie is 5
My eldest son, Samuel is 7
These are all prime numbers
My age is a prime number, as is that of the ex wife (although she is older
and fatter than me) - we are both 37
When will this occur again?
By the way, the architect who my ex wife knows rather too well is also a
prime (43) but I don't really care too much for him so he can be excluded
from the equation.
Happy coding, people. My mother, the math teacher already has a solution
that is so tedious it makes you wish you knew SQL instead. Oops.
--
Peace & happy computing,
Mike Labosh, MCSD MCT
Owner, vbSensei.Com
"Escriba coda ergo sum." -- vbSenseiIt will never happen again. Your children are each 2 years apart. All
prime numbers are odd.
If you take any 3 consecutive odd numbers, one of them will always be
divisible by three.
(if you take any 6 consecutive numbers two of them will be divisible by 3,
one even and one odd)
So the only time you can have 3 consecutive odd number that are all prime,
is 3, 5 and 7.
So, after this, you and your kids are all past your prime.
"Mike Labosh" <mlabosh_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> -- Original Message --
> I'm not a math genius but I like a challenge and I was thinking over the
> wend and am now stuck as to how to go.
> My youngest son, Silas is 3
> My daughter, Millie is 5
> My eldest son, Samuel is 7
> These are all prime numbers
> My age is a prime number, as is that of the ex wife (although she is older
> and fatter than me) - we are both 37
> When will this occur again?
> By the way, the architect who my ex wife knows rather too well is also a
> prime (43) but I don't really care too much for him so he can be excluded
> from the equation.
> --
> Happy coding, people. My mother, the math teacher already has a solution
> that is so tedious it makes you wish you knew SQL instead. Oops.
> --
>
> Peace & happy computing,
> Mike Labosh, MCSD MCT
> Owner, vbSensei.Com
> "Escriba coda ergo sum." -- vbSensei
>
>|||> So, after this, you and your kids are all past your prime.
LOL!!
--
Peace & happy computing,
Mike Labosh, MCSD MCT
Owner, vbSensei.Com
"Escriba coda ergo sum." -- vbSensei|||> So, after this, you and your kids are all past your prime.
:) Nah, the kids are just fine.
ML
http://milambda.blogspot.com/