#!/usr/bin/env python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- ######################################################################## # Solves problem 46 from projectEuler.net. # Finds the first composite number that can't be expressed as the # sum between a prime and twice a square. # Copyright (C) 2010 Santiago Alessandri # # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program. If not, see . # # You can contact me at san.lt.ss@gmail.com # Visit my wiki at http://san-ss.wikidot.com ######################################################################## from CommonFunctions import find_primes_less_than def has_property(n): index = 0 while index < len(lst_two_squares) and lst_two_squares[index] < n: if (n - lst_two_squares[index]) in primes: return True index += 1 return False primes = set(find_primes_less_than(30000)) lst_two_squares = [2 * (i ** 2) for i in range(1,2000)] if __name__ == '__main__': result = 9 while has_property(result): result += 2 while result in primes: result += 2 print("The result is:", result)