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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HAR

    -b the highest key that could be selected in a 7 key solution is 59, since the sum of thefirst six primes add up to 41.
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    You get the maximum product by using the primes 2 7 11 13 17 19 31
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HARD!

    Is this your homework?

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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HAR

    I hope not
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HARD!

    What is the answer to (a)?

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    can you please explain c)?

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    Re: Complete

    since #1 has been deleted, do you have the text for c?, what i did was using excel to calculate all possible products and take the one with the maximum!
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    Re: Complete

    is a) that the last digits dont pair up to evenly make 100
    eg 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23= 98 the 7 and 13 pair up 17 and 23, 19 and 11 and then 3 and 5 are left and they equasl 8 which is the last digit

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