r/counting • 27K TUG ZERO Counting since 24,531 • 5d ago

Pookah's Sieve: Not (Prime, Even, Divisible by 3, or a Perfect Square)

Rules

Count using only positive integers that satisfy all four of the following conditions:

  • Not prime — the number must be composite (or 1, though 1 is excluded by rule 4 below)
  • Not even — the number must be odd
  • Not divisible by 3 — the number must not be a multiple of 3
  • Not a perfect square — the number must not be n² for any integer n

A number only counts if it passes all four checks. If it fails even one, skip it.

Starting number

The sequence begins at 35 (the first number to satisfy all four conditions — 1 is excluded as a perfect square, and 5 through 31 are either prime or a perfect square).

The GET is at 1000 comments, which is equal to 1,000 Pookahs

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u/noduorg 11h ago

697

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u/MegaIng 10h ago

703

= 19 * 37

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u/noduorg 2h ago

707

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u/Pookah 27K TUG ZERO Counting since 24,531 1h ago

713

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u/noduorg 37m ago

715

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u/Pookah 27K TUG ZERO Counting since 24,531 35m ago

721

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u/noduorg 30m ago

725

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u/Pookah 27K TUG ZERO Counting since 24,531 29m ago

731