Re: prime numbers and African artifact

Jeff Katz (jeffkatz@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
17 Jul 1995 13:53:00 -0400

jlopez@panix.com (J Lopez) writes:

>In <3tv9dg$fmm@solutions.solon.com> seebs@solutions.solon.com (Peter Seebach) writes:

>>> What's the easy way to show that 254365465431652436514232 is not
>>>prime again

>Sheesh. I can't *believe* you went through all that trouble (and added
>wrong too.) Clearly the number *isn't* prime because it's palindromic.

"no it isn't. the palindrome of 254365465431652436514232 would be
notlob. it don't work! and i'm not prepared to continue with this
as i find it too silly..."

--- courtesy of john cleese