He showed considerable mathematical talents at this school and, when he won a mathematics competition and was awarded a book on number theory as the prize, his interest grew still further.
Siya ay nagpakita marami matematiko talento sa paaralang ito at, kapag siya won ang isang kumpetisyon at matematika ay iginawad ng isang libro sa numero ng teorya bilang ng mga premyo, ang kanyang interes lumago pa rin pa.