unknown sequence,for fut.ref./How did he get those nos./decrg.

[Don McDonald]

In message <200306121839.OAA45362 at fry.research.att.com> you write:

Thank you Neil NJAS, seqfans,
(on-line encyc of Integer sequences.)
(Tony test. greeting)

For future reference [f.a.q.] these (puzzles) should be tackled-

How did you get those numbers?
1*2*34*44432+1 is easier to remember than 36-th Mersenne prime.

What is the formula, program, calculation steps.
where did they come from?

Is it a silly IQ test?
What are your thoughts on solving it..?

> 
> This just came in. Can anyone help him?
> 
> From ssmith at baketech.com  Thu Jun 12 12:27:48 2003  [12n]
> Hi
> Your site is very interesting!

but not the following puzzle..
Quickly solved by a seq fan. 

> 
> can you help me with this sequence?
In what way?
> 
> 986888,724864,143224

is it finite?  clue decreasing!
factorise.
> 
> What is the next number?
and the one after next.
> 
> Thanks
> Stephen Smith
> 
> NJAS
>
-- don. mcdonald
15.06.03  16:00.

random file name from RISC OS
>  .Profile.eisintegsq.Seqfan.Tmp_6FCAFE