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A competition to solve a particular problem through the usage and manipulation of numbers.

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Arbitrary Base Conversion

Mathematica No variables defined, any input accepted as long as it fits in memory. f[i_, sb_, db_] := IntegerDigits[FromDigits[i, sb], db]; Test drive: f[{1,2,3,4},16,16] f[{1,0},10,100] f[{41, …
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1 vote

Machine Epsilon

Mathematica 15 chars $MachineEpsilon -> 2.220446049250313*10^-16
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11 votes

Output nearby primes

Mathematica: 28 chars (k=NextPrime;{k[#,-1],k@#})& Usage %[1259] {1249, 1277} %[121231313159] {121231313129, 121231313191}
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3 votes

Perfect powers in more than one way?

Mathematica: 103 chars Spaces can be removed Select[Flatten@ Table[ Solve[Log@#/Log@b == k, k, Integers] /. k -> #, {b, 2, #}] & /@ Range@#, Length@# > 2 &][[All, 1, 1]] & Us …
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4 votes

Compute the number of ways how you can express a number as a sum

Mathematica 25 11 PartitionsP Usage PartitionsP[4] (* 5 *) Calculating the result for n = 1000 is instantaneous Timing[PartitionsP@1000] (* {0., 24061467864032622473692149727991} *)
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3 votes

Evaluate the primorial of a number

Mathematica, 27 chars Times@@Prime@Range@PrimePi@ Usage Times@@Prime@Range@PrimePi@100 (* 2305567963945518424753102147331756070 *)
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