Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!keith From: keith@seismo.UUCP (Keith Bostic) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: a hard one!?!? Message-ID: <3205@seismo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 19-Aug-84 14:24:12 EDT Article-I.D.: seismo.3205 Posted: Sun Aug 19 14:24:12 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Aug-84 05:24:50 EDT References: <595@bnl.UUCP> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 19 Bill, I think you're looking at this the wrong way: ====================================================================== tmp<159> @ c = 9 tmp<160> while 1 ? if ($c % 10 == 9 && $c % 9 == 8 && $c % 8 == 7 && $c % 7 == 6 && \ ? $c % 6 == 5 && $c % 5 == 4 && $c % 4 == 3 && $c % 3 == 2 && \ ? $c % 2 == 1) then ? echo "it's $c" ? break ? else @ c += 10 ? endif ? end it's 2519 tmp<161> See what I mean? Keith ARPA: keith@seismo UUCP: seismo!keith