Partition an integer x into n primes
func prime_partition(num, parts) {
if (parts == 1) {
return (num.is_prime ? [num] : [])
}
num.primes.combinations(parts, {|*c|
return c if (c.sum == num)
})
return []
}
var tests = [
[ 18, 2], [ 19, 3], [ 20, 4],
[99807, 1], [99809, 1], [ 2017, 24],
[22699, 1], [22699, 2], [22699, 3],
[22699, 4], [40355, 3],
]
for num,parts (tests) {
say ("Partition %5d into %2d prime piece" % (num, parts),
parts == 1 ? ': ' : 's: ', prime_partition(num, parts).join('+') || 'not possible')
}
Output:
Partition 18 into 2 prime pieces: 5+13
Partition 19 into 3 prime pieces: 3+5+11
Partition 20 into 4 prime pieces: not possible
Partition 99807 into 1 prime piece: not possible
Partition 99809 into 1 prime piece: 99809
Partition 2017 into 24 prime pieces: 2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23+29+31+37+41+43+47+53+59+61+67+71+73+79+97+1129
Partition 22699 into 1 prime piece: 22699
Partition 22699 into 2 prime pieces: 2+22697
Partition 22699 into 3 prime pieces: 3+5+22691
Partition 22699 into 4 prime pieces: 2+3+43+22651
Partition 40355 into 3 prime pieces: 3+139+40213
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