""" Project Euler Problem 131: https://projecteuler.net/problem=131 There are some prime values, p, for which there exists a positive integer, n, such that the expression n^3 + n^2p is a perfect cube. For example, when p = 19, 8^3 + 8^2 x 19 = 12^3. What is perhaps most surprising is that for each prime with this property the value of n is unique, and there are only four such primes below one-hundred. How many primes below one million have this remarkable property? """ from math import isqrt def is_prime(number: int) -> bool: """ Determines whether number is prime >>> is_prime(3) True >>> is_prime(4) False """ for divisor in range(2, isqrt(number) + 1): if number % divisor == 0: return False return True def solution(max_prime: int = 10**6) -> int: """ Returns number of primes below max_prime with the property >>> solution(100) 4 """ primes_count = 0 cube_index = 1 prime_candidate = 7 while prime_candidate < max_prime: primes_count += is_prime(prime_candidate) cube_index += 1 prime_candidate += 6 * cube_index return primes_count if __name__ == "__main__": print(f"{solution() = }")