Ulam spiral & Polynomials

Pink circles are images of integers under P(x)=(x-x_1)(x-x_2) so none except maybe one are prime numbers (blue dots) Orange circles are images of integers under F(x)=x²+bx+c. Seek for such quadratics that have many prime images. I found the impressive x²+7x+53, but you may know x²+x+17 (or x²+x+41)

 

Vincent Pantaloni

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
diagonals  numbers  polynomials  prime  quadratics  spiral  ulam 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English (United States)
 
 
 
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