From: Geert Bosch <geert@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl>
Subject: Re: Prime Number Algorithm Needed
Date: 1997/11/22
Date: 1997-11-22T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <655fkp$1hi$1@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 6548v3$ocm$1@news1.bu.edu
Thomas Dauria <tdauria@bu.edu> wrote:
I am looking for a good prime number algorithm. The
user would be entering a number and I would need to find
the next prime greater than or equal to this user
entered number.
Actually now I think about it, this would be a really neat
simple exercise for somebody starting with an introductory
course on programming.
Of course, if your goal is not learning the language, but rather
finding those nasty prime numbers I would suggest using one of
those fine prime number applications that already exist. With
all the fuss about encryption lately, they are becoming
increasingly popular.
A good binary version for DOS, OS/2 and Linux is at
http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/pc/msdos/apps/maths/prime13.zip
Regards,
Geert
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1997-11-21 0:00 Prime Number Algorithm Needed Thomas Dauria
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