# # Count primes # perl algorithm3.pl 1_000_000_000 Prime numbers : 50847534 Compute time : 0.146 sec perl primesieve.pl 1_000_000_000 Prime numbers : 50847534 Compute time : 0.064 sec perl primeutil.pl 1_000_000_000 Prime numbers : 50847534 Compute time : 0.024 sec # # Sum primes ( 203_280_221 prime numbers ) # perl algorithm3.pl 4_294_967_296 --sum Sum of primes : 425649736193687430 Compute time : 1.082 sec perl primesieve.pl 4_294_967_296 --sum Sum of primes : 425649736193687430 Compute time : 0.369 sec perl primeutil.pl 4_294_967_296 --sum Sum of primes : 425649736193687430 Compute time : 2.207 sec # # Print primes ( 2.0 GB, beware... ) # perl algorithm3.pl 4_294_967_296 --print >/dev/null Compute time : 2.071 sec perl primesieve.pl 4_294_967_296 --print >/dev/null Compute time : 1.395 sec perl primeutil.pl 4_294_967_296 --print >/dev/null Compute time : 13.470 sec