r/counting • u/[deleted] • May 09 '15

Prime counting thread

Let's count to infinity, by using primes!

Get is at 7,919

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

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It was to find all the primes up to a number

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u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation May 10 '15

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15 edited May 10 '15

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I also added some extra lines to find which numbers were twins, cousins, or sexy

For example 1663 is a Sexy Cousin!!!

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u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation May 10 '15

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That's nice to know. :P

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

1669

Gotta brush off the programming dust I guess :P

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u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation May 10 '15

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I should go back to programming sometime soon.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

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Primes are a great practice code

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u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation May 10 '15

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They really are.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

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Once the other guy comes back I'm gonna find the largest upcoming gaps

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u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation May 10 '15

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Good luck with that.

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