Euler published the remarkable quadratic formula:

n² + n + 41

It turns out that the formula will produce 40 primes for the consecutive values n = 0 to 39. However, when n = 40, 40² + 40 + 41 = 40(40 + 1) + 41 is divisible by 41, and certainly when n = 41, 41² + 41 + 41 is clearly divisible by 41.

Using computers, the incredible formula  n² 79n + 1601 was discovered, which produces 80 primes for the consecutive values n = 0 to 79. The product of the coefficients, 79 and 1601, is 126479.

Considering quadratics of the form:

n² + an + b, where |a| 1000 and |b| 1000

where |n| is the modulus/absolute value of n
e.g. |11| = 11 and |4| = 4

Find the product of the coefficients, a and b, for the quadratic expression that produces the maximum number of primes for consecutive values of n, starting with n = 0.

+-%run_procs
run_procs(wait,0,_,Val)->Val;
run_procs(wait,Running,AccFun,Val)->
	NextVal=receive Anything->Anything end,
	run_procs(wait,Running-1,AccFun,AccFun(Val,NextVal));
run_procs(HowMany,ArgFun,AccumulatorFun,InitialAccVal)->
	run_procs(1,HowMany+1,ArgFun,AccumulatorFun,InitialAccVal).
run_procs(Limit,Limit,_,AccFun,Val)->run_procs(wait,Limit-1,AccFun,Val);
run_procs(I,Limit,ArgFun,AccFun,Val)->
	[Mod,Fun,Args]=ArgFun(I),
	spawn(Mod,Fun,Args),
	run_procs(I+1,Limit,ArgFun,AccFun,Val).

+-%echo
echo(Message,Sender)->Sender ! Message.

+-%prime_list
prime_list()->
	case whereis(primeList) of
		undefined->
			Pid=spawn(euler,prime_list,[initialize]),
			register(primeList, Pid),
			Pid;
		Exists->
			Exists
	end.
prime_list(initialize)->
	put(primes,array:from_list([2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19])),
	put(total,8),
	prime_list(idle);
prime_list(idle)->
	Size=get(total),
	receive
		{get,FromZero,Reply} when FromZero < Size ->
			Reply ! {prime,FromZero,array:get(FromZero,get(primes))};
		{get,FromZero,Reply} ->
			echo({get,FromZero,Reply},self()),
			prime_list(gen);
		{all_below,What,Reply} ->
			case array:get(Size-1,get(primes)) < What of 
				true->
					prime_list(gen),
					echo({all_below,What,Reply},self());
				false->
					Reply ! {primes_below,What,prime_list(below,What,0,[])}
			end;
		{is_prime,What,Reply}->
			Skirt=math:sqrt(What),
			Largest=array:get(Size-1,get(primes)),
			case Largest < What of
				true->
					case Largest < Skirt of 
						true->
							prime_list(gen),
							echo({is_prime,What,Reply},self());
						false->
							Reply ! {is_prime,What,prime_list(check_factors,0,What,Skirt)}
					end;
				false->
					Reply ! {is_prime,What,prime_list(binary_search,What,0,Size-1)}
				end
		end,
		prime_list(idle);
prime_list(gen)->
	Size=get(total),
	Start=array:get(Size-1,get(primes))+2,
	End=Start*10+1,
	Sqrt=math:sqrt(End),
	AsList=array:to_list(get(primes)),
	[2|Odds]=AsList,
	RelevantOdds=lists:takewhile(fun(N)->N =< Sqrt end,Odds),
	Newbs=prime_list(gen,Size,Start,End,RelevantOdds,ordsets:from_list(lists:seq(Start,End,2))),
	put(primes,array:from_list(lists:append(AsList,ordsets:to_list(Newbs)))),
	put(total,get(total)+ordsets:size(Newbs)).
prime_list(check_factors,NextIndex,N,Sqrt)->
	NextPrime=array:get(NextIndex,get(primes)),
	case NextPrime > Sqrt of
		true->true;
		false->
			case N rem NextPrime ==0 of
				true->false;
				false->
					prime_list(check_factors,NextIndex+1,N,Sqrt)
			end
		end;
prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,High) when High-Low < 2 ->
	H=array:get(High,get(primes)),
	L=array:get(Low,get(primes)),
	if
		H == What; L == What ->
			true;
		true->false
	end;
prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,High)->
	Mid=Low+((High-Low) div 2),
	Got=array:get(Mid,get(primes)),
	if
		What > Got->prime_list(binary_search,What,Mid+1,High);
		What < Got->prime_list(binary_search,What,Low,Mid-1);
		true->true
	end;

	
prime_list(below,What,Index,SoFar)->
	Next=array:get(Index,get(primes)),
	if
		Next >= What->
			lists:reverse(SoFar);
		true->
			prime_list(below,What,Index+1,[Next|SoFar])
	end.
prime_list(gen,_,_,_,[],Survivors)->Survivors;
prime_list(gen,Total,Lowest,Highest,[MyPrime|RestPrimes],Survivors)->
	prime_list(gen,Total,Lowest,Highest,RestPrimes,
		ordsets:subtract(Survivors,
			ordsets:from_list(
				lists:seq(Lowest-(Lowest rem MyPrime),Highest,MyPrime)))).

p27()->
	PL=prime_list(),
	PL ! {all_below,1000,self()},
	put(primes,receive {primes_below,1000,V}->V end),
	{_,Ans}=run_procs(1999,fun(I)->[euler,p27,[run,I-1000,get(primes),{0,0},self()]] end,
			   fun({L1,V1},{done,{L2,V2}}) when L2 > L1->{L2,V2};
			   	(LV,_)->LV end,{0,0}),
	io:format("~w~n",[Ans]).	

p27(run,_,[],LV,Parent)->Parent ! {done,LV};
p27(run,A,[B|Others],{Largest,Value},Parent)->
	Res=p27(check,A,B,1,prime_list()),
	if
		Res > Largest->p27(run,A,Others,{Res,A*B},Parent);
		true->p27(run,A,Others,{Largest,Value},Parent)
	end;

p27(check,A,B,I,PL)->
	Test=I*I+I*A+B,
	if
		Test < 2->I-1;
		true->
			PL ! {is_prime,Test,self()},
			case receive {is_prime,Test,Res}->Res end of 
				true->
					p27(check,A,B,I+1,PL);
				false->
					I-1
			end
	end.

+-#cartesian_product
def cartesian_product(*a)
	return [] if a.length==0
	return a[0].map{|h|[h]} if a.length==1
	a.map!{|b| b.to_a}
	b=cartesian_product(*(a[1..-1]))
	a=a[0]
	res=[]
	if block_given?
		a.each do |aitem|
			res=res+b.select{|i|yield(aitem,*i)}.map{|i|[aitem]+i}
		end
	else
		a.each do |aitem|
			b.each{|bitem| res.push([aitem]+bitem)}
		end
	end
	res
end

+-#PrimeList
class PrimeList
  @@primes=[2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19]

  def initialize
    @next=-1
  end

  def last
    return 0 if @next==-1
    PrimeList.get(@next)
  end

  def getNext
    PrimeList.get(@next+=1)
  end

  def [](i)
    PrimeList.get(i)
  end

  def PrimeList.isPrime?(n)
    if(@@primes[-1] >= n)
      return true if @@primes.index n
      return false
    end
    p=PrimeList.new
    sq=Math.sqrt(n)
    while(p.last<=sq)
      return false if n % (p.getNext)==0
    end
    true
  end

  def PrimeList.get(i)
    PrimeList.gen while @@primes.length<=i
    @@primes[i]
  end

  def PrimeList.getPrimeNear(n)
    PrimeList.gen until n<@@primes[-1]
    @@primes[PrimeList.primeIndexNear(n)]
  end  

  private

  def PrimeList.primeIndexNear(n)
    return 0 if n<@@primes[0]
    return [-1] if n>@@primes[-1]
    PrimeList.getIndexNear(@@primes,n)
  end

  def PrimeList.getIndexNear(list,n)
    return 0 if list.length==1
    if(list.length==2)
      avg=(list[0]+list[1])/2.0
      return 1 if n>avg
      return 0
    end
    splitAfter=list.size/2
    return PrimeList.getIndexNear(list[0..splitAfter],n) if n<list[splitAfter]
    return splitAfter+1+PrimeList.getIndexNear(list[(splitAfter+1)..-1],n) if n>list[splitAfter+1]
    avg=(list[splitAfter]+list[splitAfter+1])/2
    return splitAfter+1 if n>avg
    splitAfter
  end

  def PrimeList.gen
    add=@@primes[-1]
    cands=Set.new(1..(5*add)){|i|2*i+add}
    theBegin=add+2
    theEnd=11*add
    highest=Math.sqrt(theEnd).to_i
    upTo=PrimeList.primeIndexNear(highest)
    upTo-=1 if @@primes[upTo]>highest
    @@primes[1..upTo].each do |mult|
      ((theBegin-theBegin%mult)..(theEnd-theEnd%mult + mult)).step(mult){|i|cands.delete i}
    end
    @@primes=@@primes+cands.to_a.sort
  end
end

+-#Enumerable
module Enumerable
  def sum
    self.inject{|u,v|u+v}
  end
  def product
    self.inject{|u,v|u*v}
  end
  def count(ob)
    self.select{|i|i==ob}.length
  end
  def take_while
    return [] unless yield(self.first)
    if(self.class==Range)
      evalPoint=self.first
      evalPoint=evalPoint.succ while yield(evalPoint.succ) and not evalPoint==self.last
      return self.first..evalPoint
    else
      s=self.to_a
      upTo=1
      upTo+=1 while yield(s[upTo]) and upTo<self.length
      return self[0...upTo]
    end
  end
end

def p27
  candidates=cartesian_product((-999..999),(2..999).select{|i|PrimeList.isPrime? i}){|a,b|PrimeList.isPrime?(a+b+1)}
  n=1
  while candidates.length>1
    n+=1
    candidates.reject!{|p|not PrimeList.isPrime?(n**2+n*p[0]+p[1])}
  end
  puts candidates.first.product
end