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diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/julia/ch-1.jl b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/julia/ch-1.jl
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+#!julia.exe
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Perrin Primes ( Julia )
+
+using Primes
+
+perrin = [3,0,2]
+
+results = []
+
+PRIME_COUNT = 13
+
+i = 0
+
+while i <= PRIME_COUNT
+
+  slots = size(perrin,1)
+
+  calc_val = perrin[slots - 1] + perrin[slots - 2]  # since julia arrays are option base 1
+
+  push!(perrin,calc_val)
+
+  if isprime(calc_val)
+
+    push!(results,calc_val)
+
+    global i += 1
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+results = unique!(sort(results))
+
+println(results)
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/julia/ch-2.jl b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/julia/ch-2.jl
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+#!julia.exe
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-07
+# Challenge 168 Home Primes ( Julia )
+
+using Primes
+
+results = []
+
+function homeprime( hp )
+
+  temp = []
+
+  s = " "
+
+  temp = factor(Array, hp)
+
+  for i in 1:length(temp)
+
+    s = s * repr(temp[i])
+
+  end
+
+  return(parse(Int64, s))
+
+end
+
+hp = 8
+
+flag = 1
+
+push!(results,hp)
+
+while flag > 0
+
+  retval = homeprime(hp)
+
+  push!(results,retval)
+
+  isprime(retval) ? (global flag = 0) : (global hp = retval)
+
+end
+
+println(results)
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/perl/ch-1.pl b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/perl/ch-1.pl
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+#!perl.exe
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Perrin Primes ( Perl )
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use feature qw/say/;
+use ntheory qw/is_prime/;
+use List::MoreUtils qw(uniq);
+
+my @perrin = qw(3 0 2 );      # working array
+
+my @results = ();
+
+my $i = 0;
+
+my $PRIME_COUNT = 13;
+
+while($i <= $PRIME_COUNT) {
+
+  my $slots = scalar(@perrin);
+
+  my $calc_val = $perrin[$slots - 2] + $perrin[$slots - 3];
+
+  push(@perrin, $calc_val);
+
+  if (is_prime($calc_val)) {
+
+    push(@results, $calc_val);
+
+    $i++;
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+@results = sort { $a <=> $b } uniq(@results);
+
+foreach(@results) {
+
+  print("$_ ");
+
+}
+
+print("\n");
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!perl.exe
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE:   2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Home Prime ( Perl )
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use ntheory qw/is_prime factor divisors/;
+
+my $hp = 8;
+my @results;
+
+sub homeprime {
+  my $hp = shift;
+
+  my @factors = factor($hp);
+
+  my $hp_new = join('',@factors);
+
+  return($hp_new);
+
+}
+
+my $flag = 1;
+
+push(@results, $hp);
+
+while ( $flag > 0) {
+
+  my $retval = homeprime($hp);
+
+  if ( is_prime($retval) ){
+
+    push(@results, $retval);
+
+    $flag = 0;
+
+  } else {
+
+    push(@results, $retval);
+
+    $hp = $retval;
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+  print ("@results ");
+
+  print("\n");
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/raku/ch-1.raku b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/raku/ch-1.raku
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+use v6;
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Perrin Primes ( Raku )
+
+my @perrin = (3,0,2);
+
+my @results = ();
+
+my $PRIME_COUNT = 13;
+
+my $i = 0;
+
+while $i <= $PRIME_COUNT  {
+
+  my $slots = @perrin.elems;
+
+  my $calc_val = @perrin[$slots - 2] + @perrin[$slots - 3];
+
+  @perrin.push: $calc_val;
+
+  if $calc_val.is-prime {
+
+    @results.push: $calc_val;
+
+    $i++;
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+@results = @results.sort.unique;
+
+for @results -> $val {
+
+  print "$val ";
+
+}
+
+say ' ';
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/raku/ch-2.raku b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/raku/ch-2.raku
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+use v6;
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Home Primes ( Raku )
+
+use Prime::Factor;
+
+my @results;
+
+sub homeprime( $hp)  {
+
+  my @factors = prime-factors($hp);
+
+  return(@factors.join);
+
+}
+
+my $hp = 8;
+
+my $flag = 1;
+
+@results.push: $hp;
+
+while $flag > 0  {
+
+  my $retval = homeprime($hp);
+
+  if $retval.is-prime {
+
+    @results.push: $retval;
+
+    $flag = 0;
+
+  } else {
+
+    @results.push: $retval;
+
+    $hp = $retval;
+
+  }
+
+}
+
+for @results -> $val {
+
+  print "$val ";
+
+}
+
+say ' ';
diff --git a/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/ruby/ch-1.rb b/challenge-168/robert-dicicco/ruby/ch-1.rb
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+#!ruby.exe
+
+# AUTHOR: Robert DiCicco
+# DATE: 2022-06-06
+# Challenge 168 Perrin Primes ( Ruby )
+
+require 'prime'
+
+perrin = Array[3,0,2]
+
+PRIME_COUNT = 14
+
+results = Array.new()
+
+i = 0
+
+while i < PRIME_COUNT
+
+  slots = perrin.length()
+
+  calc_val = perrin[slots - 2] + perrin[slots - 3]
+
+  perrin.push(calc_val)
+
+  if Prime.prime?(calc_val)
+
+    results.push(calc_val)
+
+    i += 1
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+results = results.sort.uniq
+
+puts "#{results }"