May 2016 Fiendish Function
The Fiendish Function posed during May 2016 had the following sample guesses and replies:
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 23
- 3
- 17
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 7
- 10
- 337
The rule was: "Write the number followed by the next number, then take the largest prime divisor".
Suppose the guess was 11:
- Write it followed by the next number, giving 1112.
- Find the number's largest prime divisor, giving 139.
So the result is 139.
Earlier answers
Here are the answers to the Fiendish Functions posted in earlier months: