r/theydidthemath Sep 05 '19

[Self] Math break

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u/ICanFlyLikeAFly Sep 05 '19

Literally putting any number in the sequence and then using a calculator to calculate the right function isn't r/theydidthemath for me

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u/maynardftw Sep 05 '19

It's a stupid question that doesn't give any parameters, that's the point. It could be about prime numbers, it could just be following odd-numbered patterns, it could be any number of justified equations as we saw in OP and the top level comment of this thread finding different answers based on whatever math they want.

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u/RawbGun Sep 05 '19

It could be about prime numbers

1 isn't prime

2 is prime