A PRIME Cache Mystery Cache
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This is a rather simple puzzle cache, although it might take a little research, unless you are a mathematics professor.
NOTE: THE ABOVE COORDINATES, while not far from the cache location, ARE NOT THE COORDINATES FOR THE CACHE.
It is located near a vacant area that used to have a popular eatery nearby, which has been replaced by another. To obtain the final coordinates for the cache, you must solve the problems below to get the final coordinates.
Some Information about PRIME NUMBERS:
In mathematics, a prime number is a natural number which has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. An infinitude of prime numbers exists, as demonstrated by Euclid around 300 BC. By definition, 1 is not a Prime Number, so ***2 is the first Prime Number, at least for our purposes here.***
The first twenty-five prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97.
When written (in base 10) all prime numbers, except 2 and 5, end in 1, 3, 7, or 9. (Numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 represent multiples of 2 and numbers ending in 0 or 5 represent multiples of 5.)
NOW FOR THE CACHE:
The formula for the final cache coordinates is: N 34° 49.ABC, W 082° 18.DEF, where ABC is a 3-digit *PRIME NUMBER*, and DEF is also a 3-digit *PRIME NUMBER*.
1) First we will find the North Coordinate (N 34° 49.ABC)
ABC is the 143rd PRIME NUMBER. You can look it up in a list of prime numbers to find it. **(Remember, here "2" is the FIRST prime number)**
When you get this number, insert it in the N coordinate formula in place of the ABC.
2) NOW for DEF in the West Coordinate (W 082° 18.DEF).
Take the 3 digits of the 143rd PRIME NUMBER you found above (ABC) and add them together to get XY. In other words, (A + B + C) = XY.(which is also a *PRIME NUMBER*)
Since the ABC PRIME NUMBER you found was the 143rd PRIME NUMBER, Divide 143 by your result (XY) to get (EF):
(143)/(XY) = EF (Note that EF is Also a *PRIME NUMBER*)
**NOTE: divide the number "143", **NOT** the 143rd prime number!!!*** ( 143 / XY).
NOW, Take the EF result you obtained, and add the digits together (E + F) to get D:
(E + F) = D (ANOTHER *PRIME NUMBER*)
NOW, Place D, E, and F in the W coordinate formula W 082° 18.DEF
(Remember, ABC and DEF are Both *PRIME NUMBERS!!*)
Check sums: (ABC) + (DEF) = 1,034 Also,(A+B+C+D+E+F) = 17 Also, (A-B-C) + (D-E-F) = 3
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
You are now ready to search for the cache. It is located near Woodruff Road and I-85. Turn on Old Country Road. You will be searching for a 35 mm film canister, camouflaged similar to it’s surroundings. It holds a log only, so BYOP.
Place the ABC and DEF values in the coordinate formulas and your GPS, and go find the cache!
FTF HONORS GO TO The Beale Collectors!!!
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