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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use English;
+
+################################################################################
+# Begin main execution
+################################################################################
+
+my $n = 20;
+my @trunc_primes = calculate_left_truncatable_primes(20, 0);
+
+printf(
+    "\nThe first %d left-truncatable primes are: %s\n\n",
+    scalar(@trunc_primes),
+    join(", ", @trunc_primes)
+);
+
+exit(0);
+################################################################################
+# End main execution; subroutines follow
+################################################################################
+
+
+
+################################################################################
+# Calculate the first N left-truncatable prime numbers (see
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncatable_prime )
+# Takes two arguments:
+# * The number N of left truncatable prime numbers desired
+# * The maximum number to examine when calculating primes to evaluate for left-
+#   truncatability; if this argument is undefined or less than one, a default
+#   of 1000 will be used
+# Returns on success:
+# * A list of left-truncatable primes 
+#   NOTE: If the maximum value to search (see arguments above) is too small to
+#   produce N left-truncatable primes, the list will have fewer than N members
+# Returns on error:
+# * undef if N is less than 1
+################################################################################
+sub calculate_left_truncatable_primes{
+    my $n = int(shift());
+    my $max = int(shift());
+
+    return(undef)
+        if($n < 1);
+
+    if(!defined($max) || ($max < 1)){
+        $max = 1000;
+    }
+
+    my $primes = sieve_of_eratosthenes($max, 1);
+    my $i = 2;
+    my @trunc_primes;
+
+    while((scalar(@trunc_primes) < $n) && ($i <= $max)){
+        my $numstr = $i;
+
+        unless($numstr =~ m/0/){
+            # The number doesn't contain zero...
+
+            # loop while $numstr is nonzero
+            # length and is prime
+            while(length($numstr) && (substr($$primes, $numstr, 1) eq "1")){
+                if(length($numstr) == 1){
+                    # Got down to one digit and it's
+                    # prime; $i was a left-truncable
+                    # prime
+                    push(@trunc_primes, $i);
+                }
+
+                # Trim the string
+                $numstr = substr($numstr, 1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $i++;
+    }
+
+    return(@trunc_primes);
+
+}
+
+
+
+################################################################################
+# Use the Sieve of Eratosthenes to find a quantity of prime numbers
+# Takes one required argument and one optional argument:
+# * A positive integer N (e.g. 20)
+# * An optional value that, if present and evaluates as true, will instruct
+#   this function to return a stringified table of prime and non-prime values
+#   (see below)
+# Returns on success:
+# * A list of all prime numbers less than or equal to N (e.g. (2, 3, 5, 7, 11,
+#   13, 17, 19)) if the second argument is missing or false
+# -- OR --
+# * A ref to a string of ones and zeros representing a table of prime and
+#   non-prime numbers, respectively, from 0 to N, inclusive (e.g.
+#   $$ref == "001101010001010001010") if the second argument is present and
+#   true; this is used internally for sieving primes, and it may be of use to
+#   the caller if N is large, as it will take up far less memory than an array
+#   of the actual values
+# Returns on error:
+# * undef if N is not a positive integer
+################################################################################
+sub sieve_of_eratosthenes{
+    use POSIX;
+
+    my $n = int(shift());
+    my $return_table = shift();
+
+    return(undef)
+        unless($n > 0);
+
+    my $max = floor(sqrt($n));
+    my $i;
+    my $j;
+    my $k;
+    my $table;
+    my @primes;
+
+    # Initialize the table to contain
+    # (mostly...) true values
+    $table = "00" . "1" x ($n - 1);
+
+    # Loop over $i not exceeding the square
+    # root of $n
+    for($i = 2; $i <= $max; $i++){
+        # If the $i'th cell is true, we haven't
+        # examined the multiples of $i yet
+        if(substr($table, $i, 1) eq "1"){
+            $k = 0;
+            # Assignment in expression is deliberate
+            while(($j = $i ** 2 + $k++ * $i) <= $n){
+                # $j is not prime; set its cell in the
+                # table to false
+                substr($table, $j, 1) = "0";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if($return_table){
+        # Hand a ref to the completed table
+        # back to the caller
+        return(\$table);
+
+    } else{
+        # Build a list of indices for which
+        # the corresponding members of the
+        # table are true
+        for($i = 2; $i <= $n; $i++){
+            push(@primes, $i)
+                if(substr($table, $i, 1) eq "1");
+        }
+
+        return(@primes);
+
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/challenge-147/mattneleigh/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-147/mattneleigh/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use English;
+
+################################################################################
+# Begin main execution
+################################################################################
+
+my $n = 2500;
+my $i;
+my $j;
+my @pentagonal_list = ();
+my %pentagonal_table = ();
+my $done = 0;
+
+# Since we'll be dealing with sums,
+# calculate twice the quantity of
+# Pentagonal Numbers as the range we'll be
+# scanning...
+$i = 1;
+for($i=1; $i<=($n * 2); $i++){
+    # Store the Pentagonal Numbers from 1 to
+    # $n in a list, and do the same from 1
+    # to $n * 2 in a hash to make a reverse
+    # lookup table
+    my $P = P($i);
+
+    if($i <= $n){
+        $pentagonal_list[$i] = $P;
+    }
+    $pentagonal_table{$P} = $i;
+}
+
+for($i=1; $i<$n; $i++){
+    for($j=$i+1; $j<=$n; $j++){
+        if(
+            # If the sum is a Pentagonal
+            # Number...
+            $pentagonal_table{
+                $pentagonal_list[$i] + $pentagonal_list[$j]
+            }
+
+            # AND...
+            &&
+
+            # the difference is a Pentagonal
+            # Number...
+            $pentagonal_table{
+                abs($pentagonal_list[$i] - $pentagonal_list[$j])
+            }
+        ){
+            # ...then we're done
+            $done = 1;
+        }
+        last if($done);
+    }
+    last if($done);
+}
+
+# Uh oh...
+if(!$done){
+    warn("Qualifying Pentagonal Numbers not found with \$n = $n\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+print("\nThe first two qualifying Pentagonal Numbers are:\n");
+printf(
+    "P(%d) + P(%d) =  %d + %d  = %d = P(%d)\n",
+    $i, $j,
+    $pentagonal_list[$i], $pentagonal_list[$j],
+    $pentagonal_list[$i] + $pentagonal_list[$j],
+    $pentagonal_table{$pentagonal_list[$i] + $pentagonal_list[$j]}
+);
+printf(
+    "P(%d) - P(%d) = |%d - %d| = %d = P(%d)\n\n",
+    $i, $j,
+    $pentagonal_list[$i], $pentagonal_list[$j],
+    abs($pentagonal_list[$i] - $pentagonal_list[$j]),
+    $pentagonal_table{abs($pentagonal_list[$i] - $pentagonal_list[$j])}
+);
+
+exit(0);
+################################################################################
+# End main execution; subroutines follow
+################################################################################
+
+
+
+################################################################################
+# Calculate the Nth Pentagonal Number (see
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagonal_number )
+# Takes one argument:
+# * The number N
+# Returns on success:
+# * The Nth Pentagonal Number
+# Returns on error:
+# * Undef if N is not 1 or larger
+################################################################################
+sub P{
+    my $n = int(shift());
+
+    return(undef)
+        if($n < 1);
+
+    return($n * (3 * $n - 1) / 2);
+
+}
+
+
+