Project Euler Question 3 Help

Question

I\'m trying to work through Project Euler and I\'m hitting a barrier on problem 03. I have an algorithm that works for smaller numbers, but problem 3 uses a very, very large

Answer 1

You need to reduce the amount of checking you are doing ... think about what numbers you need to test.

For a better approach read up on the Sieve of Erathosthenes ... it should get you pointed in the right direction.