[NBLUG/talk] OT: First 500 prime numbers

Micxz (lovedialup.com) an_email at micxz.com
Thu Jun 5 16:55:01 PDT 2003


It put a smile on my face to.
Your welcome;
- Micxz ;)

Steve Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> Wow!  This program works like a charm.  Thanks, Micxz!
> 
>         -- Steve Zimmerman
> 
> On Thursday 05 June 2003 04:25 pm, Micxz wrote:
> > Glad to help you get your files up;
> >
> > I'm not much for C programming but looky here:
> >
> > /*
> > *
> > * Dumb program that generates prime numbers.
> > */
> > #include <stdio.h>
> > #include <stdlib.h>
> >
> > main(){
> >     int this_number, divisor, not_prime;
> >
> >     this_number = 3;
> >
> >     while(this_number < 10000){
> >             divisor = this_number / 2;
> >             not_prime = 0;
> >             while(divisor > 1){
> >                     if(this_number % divisor == 0){
> >                             not_prime = 1;
> >                             divisor = 0;
> >                     }
> >                     else
> >                             divisor = divisor-1;
> >             }
> >
> >             if(not_prime == 0)
> >                     printf("%d is a prime number\n", this_number);
> >             this_number = this_number + 1;
> >     }
> >     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
> > }
> >
> > I found this here:
> > http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/chapter1/some_more_programs.html
> >
> > I love google;
> >
> > Micxz
> >
> > Steve Zimmerman wrote:
> > > I'm trying to make a program in C that prints out a table
> > > of the first 10 prime numbers, in an endeavor to eventually
> > > create a program that prints out the first 500 prime numbers
> > > (Knuth, v1, p. 147).  So far I am without success.  The file is
> > > www.sonic.net/~stevetux/prime2.c.  See prime1.c in the same
> > > directory for my successful half try.
> > >
> > > Anyone want to give it a shot?  I'll appreciate advice, too, but
> > > what I'm really looking for is code.  Thanks.
> > >
> > >         -- Steve Zimmerman
> > >
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