PyPE solution to PE problem 3
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PyPE solution to PE problem 3
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ProjectEule
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The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29.
What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143?
Solution
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See PDF overview on projecteuler.net.
TODO: Convert to use a list of primes as the factors instead of
incrementing f by 2 each time. Unfortunately, PyPE.pemath.primes
suffers from an integer overflow when this occurs.
Answer
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6857
(?)
