I stumbled across the website for Project Euler, and it sounded intriguing:
"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems.
The motivation for starting Project Euler, and its continuation, is to provide a platform for the inquiring mind to delve into unfamiliar areas and learn new concepts in a fun and recreational context."
Then I peeked at some of the math problems:
1. Add all the natural numbers below one thousand that are multiples of 3 or 5.
2. Find the sum of all the even-valued terms in the Fibonacci sequence which do not exceed four million.
4. Find the largest palindrome made from the product of two 3-digit numbers.
7. Find the 10001st prime.
10. Calculate the sum of all the primes below two million.
As Halsey Hall used to say, "Holy cow!"
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