import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Ludic{ public static List ludicUpTo(int n){ List ludics = new ArrayList(n); for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++){ //fill the initial list ludics.add(i); } //start at index 1 because the first ludic number is 1 and we don't remove anything for it for(int cursor = 1; cursor < ludics.size(); cursor++){ int thisLudic = ludics.get(cursor); //the first item in the list is a ludic number int removeCursor = cursor + thisLudic; //start removing that many items later while(removeCursor < ludics.size()){ ludics.remove(removeCursor); //remove the next item removeCursor = removeCursor + thisLudic - 1; //move the removal cursor up as many spaces as we need to //then back one to make up for the item we just removed } } return ludics; } public static List> getTriplets(List ludics){ List> triplets = new ArrayList>(); for(int i = 0; i < ludics.size() - 2; i++){ //only need to check up to the third to last item int thisLudic = ludics.get(i); if(ludics.contains(thisLudic + 2) && ludics.contains(thisLudic + 6)){ List triplet = new ArrayList(3); triplet.add(thisLudic); triplet.add(thisLudic + 2); triplet.add(thisLudic + 6); triplets.add(triplet); } } return triplets; } public static void main(String[] srgs){ System.out.println("First 25 Ludics: " + ludicUpTo(110)); //110 will get us 25 numbers System.out.println("Ludics up to 1000: " + ludicUpTo(1000).size()); System.out.println("2000th - 2005th Ludics: " + ludicUpTo(22000).subList(1999, 2005)); //22000 will get us 2005 numbers System.out.println("Triplets up to 250: " + getTriplets(ludicUpTo(250))); } }