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Covert Quantity VI (Posted on 2022-11-22) Difficulty: 3 of 5
+-----------+---------+
| 1 4 6 7 3 | R R R B |
+-----------+---------+
| 0 2 6 3 7 |  B B B  |
+-----------+---------+
| 6 9 3 0 8 |    R    |
+-----------+---------+
| 5 6 0 7 3 |   R R   |
+-----------+---------+
| 5 9 4 1 8 |   R B   |
+-----------+---------+
Each of the rows of the table given above indicates an attempt to find out the secret number.

• Each key has, in the column to the right has the letters R and B.
• Each R indicates that this digit has one digit common with the secret number, but in a different position.
• Each B indicates that the number has one digit common with the secret number in the same position.

Determine the secret number, given that the 3-digit number constituted by concatenating the last three digits (reading left to right) is a prime number.

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The required secret number is 42617.

For an explanation, refer to the computer program aided solution submitted by Charlie in this location..

Till date, no one has attempted to come up with an analytical solution.

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  Subject Author Date
No SubjectK Sengupta2024-01-08 08:01:28
No SubjectCarlosStewart12023-09-24 07:12:48
No SubjectK Sengupta2022-12-19 00:18:01
PeterPeter Bately2022-11-28 07:34:49
Solutioncomputer solution (spoiler)Charlie2022-11-22 10:26:33
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