GCF - greatest common factor but i have no idea about anything in the CF dept to handle this
HTH, Donna On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:25:57 +0100, Richard Meredith-Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...when you have a value eg 22 which is made up of 2+4+16 so you know of > all your options valued 2,4,8,16,32 Etc only 2 and 4 and 16 apply. > > I know there must be a mathematical name for this, but what? > > Does anyone have some example CF code to 'decrypt' such numbers? > > Are there other [simple] ways to do this to handle a large number of > options (>25, so I don't start having giant numbers?) Something to do > with prime numbers perhaps? > > You can tell I'm not a mathmatician can't you! > > THANKS! > > -- > Regards; > > Richard Meredith-Hardy > ------------------------------------------------------------- > r[dot]mh[at]flymicro[dot]com > Tel: + 44 (0)1462 834776 FAX: + 44 (0)1462 732668 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182196 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
