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pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

___________

How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
Playmate?
one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
Amiable Pairs, .......

____________


pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
a good variation on this problem.
---------- OK, i may have something.


Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
3 seems Male.
1,2 seem Male, too.

3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

(a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
compelling[1] reason?

16435934
14613198
64222
4206546606
12496365
5474308
14600926
11325150

(b) Name his playmate.

[1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
compelling /enough/.

____________________________________________________

On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:

SPOILER

<snipped>

Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
(b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

___________

How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
Playmate?
one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
Amiable Pairs, .......

____________

pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
a good variation on this problem.
---------- OK, i may have something.

Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
3 seems Male.
1,2 seem Male, too.

3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.

On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

(a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
compelling[1] reason?

16435934
14613198
64222
4206546606
12496365
5474308
14600926
11325150

(b) Name his playmate.

[1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
compelling /enough/.

____________________________________________________

On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:

SPOILER

<snipped>

Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
(b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

<crickets> ------------ ????

A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
time to look at things in a new way!


--------------------Thanks i got it (finally)



'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
box.
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From Newsgroup: sci.lang

On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

___________

How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
Playmate?
one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
Amiable Pairs, .......

____________

pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
a good variation on this problem.
---------- OK, i may have something.

Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
3 seems Male.
1,2 seem Male, too.

3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.

On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

(a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
compelling[1] reason?

16435934
14613198
64222
4206546606
12496365
5474308
14600926
11325150

(b) Name his playmate.

[1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
compelling /enough/.

____________________________________________________

On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:

SPOILER

<snipped>

Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
(b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

<crickets> ------------ ????

A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
time to look at things in a new way!


--------------------Thanks, i got it (finally)



'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
box.
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:10:12 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

___________

How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
Playmate?
one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
Amiable Pairs, .......

____________


pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
a good variation on this problem.
---------- OK, i may have something.


Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
3 seems Male.
1,2 seem Male, too.

3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

(a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
compelling[1] reason?

16435934
14613198
64222
4206546606
12496365
5474308
14600926
11325150

(b) Name his playmate.

[1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
compelling /enough/.

____________________________________________________

On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:

SPOILER

<snipped>

Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
(b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

--
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

<crickets> ------------ ????

A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
time to look at things in a new way!

-----------------Thanks, i got it (finally) --- (The [Playmate]
thing)

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Yes, in UK slang, "crickets" can refer to a situation
where there is silence or a lack of response, often implying that
something has been ignored or "deleted" in a conversational context.
It's like saying that no one is reacting or responding, similar to the
phrase "the sound of crickets."

In U.S. English, a similar expression would be "crickets"
as well. It conveys the same idea of silence or a lack of response in a conversation. Another phrase that might be used is "dead air," which
refers to an awkward silence, especially in radio or conversation.

'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
box.

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