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+from common import sieve
+
+primes = sieve(10000).primes()
+
+def count_primes(a, b):
+ n = 0
+ while True:
+ p = n**2 + a*n + b
+ if p not in primes:
+ break
+ n += 1
+ return n
+
+max_count = 0
+max_pair = (0, 0)
+
+for a in xrange(-999, 1000):
+ for b in xrange(-999, 1000):
+ c = count_primes(a, b)
+ if c > max_count:
+ max_count = c
+ max_pair = (a, b)
+
+print max_pair[0] * max_pair[1]
+