<?php for ($a = 1; $a < 1000; $a++) { for ($b = 1; $b < 1000; $b++) { //Make it run reverse in order to find solution quickly $c = 1000 - $a - $b; if (pow($a, 2) + pow($b, 2) == pow($c, 2)) { echo $a * $b * $c; die; } } }