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Re: Prime Number Finder

by Cybercosis (Monk)
on Feb 07, 2002 at 09:09 UTC ( [id://143821]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Prime Number Finder

Eep! The brute-force approach! Well, if you must, you might as well cut calculation time somewhat:
-You only have to check the numbers up to one-half of the number you are testing, because the second half are multiplied by the first half to get the number.
-Multiples of numbers that you've already checked can be skipped.

~Cybercosis

nemo accipere quod non merere

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Re: Re: Prime Number Finder
by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Feb 07, 2002 at 11:11 UTC
    You only have to check the numbers up to one-half of the number you are testing...

    s/one-half/square root/;

    After Compline,
    Zaxo

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