NEVER is prime
posted by Rajesh Lal at
11:42 AM
Monday, August 31, 2009
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I wish mine could last as long as yours:)
The primes and non-primesmentioned in the riddle are the numbers represented by the sums of the values of the atomic numbers that correspond to the atomic symbols that would be strung together to form the words.
The atomic numbers of the elements used for the words NEVER, NOW, SHE, and YOU are as follows:
He(helium)=2
N(nitrogen)=7
O(oxygen)=8
Ne(neon)=10
S(sulfur)=16
V(vanadium)=23
Y(yttrium)=39
Er(erbium)=68
W(tungsten)=74
U(uranium)=92
NEVER=Ne+V+Er=>10+23+68=101(prime)
NOW=N+O+W=>7+8+74=89(prime)
SHE=S+He=>16+2=18(non-prime)
YOU=Y+O+U=>39+8+92=139(prime)
Anonymous, that was brilliant.
thanks...
Yes, it was.
I never would have thought of that.
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