title: Quadratic primes url: http://projecteuler.net/problem=27 desc: | Euler discovered the remarkable quadratic formula: n² + n + 41 It turns out that the formula will produce 40 primes for the consecutive values n = 0 to 39. However, when n = 40, 402 + 40 + 41 = 40(40 + 1) + 41 is divisible by 41, and certainly when n = 41, 41² + 41 + 41 is clearly divisible by 41. The incredible formula n² - 79n + 1601 was discovered, which produces 80 primes for the consecutive values n = 0 to 79. The product of the coefficients, -79 and 1601, is -126479. Considering quadratics of the form: n² + an + b, where |a| < 1000 and |b| < 1000 where |n| is the modulus/absolute value of n e.g. |11| = 11 and |-4| = 4 Find the product of the coefficients, a and b, for the quadratic expression that produces the maximum number of primes for consecutive values of n, starting with n = 0 solution: Bruteforce solutions: solve.php: desc: Basic Solution - needs BCMath language: php