2006-11-10 14:41:38 · 4 answers · asked by aishu 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Carl Gauss, the great scientist and mathematician (1777--1855). He invented it, when during a class, his teacher wanted to quiet down the pupils with "busy work", by having them add up all of the numbers between 1--100. Normally, adding it by the method of 1+2+3.... would've taken quite a long time. Gauss did it in his head, by adding the composite numbers from the "outside in" -- 1+100, 2+99, 3+98 etc (101 x 50). He solved the problem in a matter of minutes.
2006-11-10 15:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by Joya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Joya needs to first learn what a composite number is.
Eratosthenes invented a method for separating composite from prime numbers.
He wasn't a caveman either.
2006-11-10 15:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw, come on. Even i might want to've figured that out. similar ingredient as a hundred and one*50. purely kidding. They responded your question already. I purely needed both factors. It replaced into that Gauss guy.
2016-11-29 00:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was the caveman
2006-11-10 15:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Bark at the Moon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋