Indeed not. When compiling you will doubtless have seen these error messages:

Scalar found where operator expected at 1098497.pl line 3, near "0912$
+random_number"
        (Missing operator before $random_number?)
Illegal octal digit '9' at 1098497.pl line 3, at end of line
syntax error at 1098497.pl line 3, near "0912$random_number"
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which pretty much describe and define your problem. Have you thought at all about how you might tackle these? Have you read perlintro and perlop yet?