freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-87-prime-power-triples.english.md

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id: 5900f3c51000cf542c50fed8
challengeType: 5
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title: 'Problem 87: Prime power triples'
forumTopicId: 302201
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## Description
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The smallest number expressible as the sum of a prime square, prime cube, and prime fourth power is 28. In fact, there are exactly four numbers below fifty that can be expressed in such a way:

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  28 = 2<sup>2</sup> + 2<sup>3</sup> + 2<sup>4</sup><br>
  33 = 3<sup>2</sup> + 2<sup>3</sup> + 2<sup>4</sup><br>
  49 = 5<sup>2</sup> + 2<sup>3</sup> + 2<sup>4</sup><br>
  47 = 2<sup>2</sup> + 3<sup>3</sup> + 2<sup>4</sup>
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How many numbers below fifty million can be expressed as the sum of a prime square, prime cube, and prime fourth power?

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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>primePowerTriples()</code> should return a number.
    testString: assert(typeof primePowerTriples() === 'number');
  - text: <code>primePowerTriples()</code> should return 1097343.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(primePowerTriples(), 1097343);

```

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## Challenge Seed
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```js
function primePowerTriples() {
  // Good luck!
  return true;
}

primePowerTriples();
```

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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```

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