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  • Mar 31, 2009, 07:01 PM
    areynolds116
    What two prime numbers, if multiplied, would generate a 400-digit number?
    What two numbers, if multiplied, would generate a 400-digit number?
  • Apr 1, 2009, 12:15 AM
    Capuchin

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  • Apr 6, 2009, 12:16 PM
    ngasnier
    I think that the numbers

    (10e200 + 1) and (10e200 + 3)

    Would yield a 400 digit number when multiplied together
  • Apr 7, 2009, 06:20 PM
    ngasnier
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ngasnier View Post
    I think that the numbers

    (10e200 + 1) and (10e200 + 3)

    would yield a 400 digit number when multiplied together

    both the integers (when you add 1 to 10e200 and when you add 3 to 10e200) are prime

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