10 November 2004
Prime geek
Steve Litt at Troubleshooters.com has this page where he presents an algorithm for calculating prime numbers and then steps through optimizations. The algorithm is in C (very well written) with explanations for each step.
The /. article has some further comments on Litt's code along with some useful links.
- Penn Jillette's explanation of primes in encryption
- Fundamental theorem of arithmetic [Wikipedia]
- The Nth Prime Page
[ via /. -> Fun With Prime Numbers ]
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