want $1 million?

[vorticalbox]

if you're good at maths then you could give it a go!

A Texas banker is upping the ante to $1 million for whoever solves a tricky problem that's been dogging mathematicians since the 1980s.

so no pressure there then lol


http://www.theindependent.com/news/...cle_98c2ea34-7607-57a2-94bf-023eed214818.html

 

[Feronix]

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[ruairi.C]

For anyone just wondering what the question is you have to provide proof of, or a counterexample to: If A^x + B^y = C^z , where A, B, C, x, y and z are positive integers and x, y and z are all greater than 2, then A, B and C must have a common prime factor.

 

[seumasbeathan]

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Works fine for me.

 

[jamesriley94]

There's loads of these million pound questions about.
Generally what happens when the professors at the top Unis can't do something...not exactly going to be simple is it

 

[vorticalbox]

There's loads of these million pound questions about.
Generally what happens when the professors at the top Unis can't do something...not exactly going to be simple is it

we are OC3D could link all our PC's together and make our own super computer ^_^

 

[BigDaddyKong]

Did you read the requirements to win.

The BPC will consider a proposed solution if it is a complete mathematical solution of the Beal Prize Problem. Before consideration, a proposed solution (the “Work”) must be published in a refereed mathematics publication which is respected and, in the opinion of the BPC, maintains the highest editorial standards (or published in another form as the BPC decides may qualify).

 

[Feronix]

Did you read the requirements to win.

So basically when you do come up with the right answer they might come up with some bullshit excuse and you get nothing? :lol:

 

[SuB]

No you just have to show your working and stuff in a proper journal, makes sense to me. otherwise you just plug a computer and and off you go. I'd imagine creating a formular to work this out WITH a computer would be a viable solution if you actually programmed it yourself.

 

[vorticalbox]

No you just have to show your working and stuff in a proper journal, makes sense to me. otherwise you just plug a computer and and off you go. I'd imagine creating a formular to work this out WITH a computer would be a viable solution if you actually programmed it yourself.

you would just have to brute force all the numbers till it fits, must be harder than that if it's been a problem for so long

 

[SuB]

Personally, I have better things to do with my time.

 

[MrKambo]

17

 

[Excalabur50]

I know the answer to this It's 42!!!