Most efficient code for the first 10000 prime numbers?

Question

I want to print the first 10000 prime numbers. Can anyone give me the most efficient code for this? Clarifications:

1. It does not matter if your code is ineffici

Answer 1

Here the code that I made :

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enter code here
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;


int main() {
/* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT*/   

unsigned long int n;

int prime(unsigned long int);

scanf("%ld",&n);

unsigned long int val;

for(unsigned long int i=0;i<n;i++)
{
    int flag=0;

    scanf("%ld",&val);

    flag=prime(val);

    if(flag==1)
        printf("yes\n");

    else
        printf("no\n");
}

return 0;

}

int prime(unsigned long int n)
{

if(n==2) return 1;

else if (n == 1||n%2==0)  return 0;

for (unsigned long int i=3; i<=sqrt(n); i+=2)
    if (n%i == 0)
        return 0;

return 1;
}

Answer 2

Using the Array.prototype.find() method in Javascript. 2214.486 ms

function isPrime (number) {

  function prime(element) {
    let start = 2;
    while (start <= Math.sqrt(element)) {
      if (element % start++ < 1) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return element > 1;
  }

  return [number].find(prime)

}

function logPrimes (n) {

  let count = 0
  let nth = n

  let i = 0
  while (count < nth) {
    if (isPrime(i)) {
      count++
      console.log('i', i) //NOTE: If this line is ommited time to find 10,000th prime is 121.157ms
      if (count === nth) {
        console.log('while i', i)
        console.log('count', count)
      }
    }
    i++
  }

}

console.time(logPrimes)

logPrimes(10000)

console.timeEnd(logPrimes) // 2214.486ms

Answer 3

This isn't strictly against the hardcoding restriction, but comes terribly close. Why not programatically download this list and print it out, instead?

http://primes.utm.edu/lists/small/10000.txt

Answer 4

GateKiller, how about adding a break to that if in the foreach loop? That would speed up things a lot because if like 6 is divisible by 2 you don't need to check with 3 and 5. (I'd vote your solution up anyway if I had enough reputation :-) ...)

ArrayList primeNumbers = new ArrayList();

for(int i = 2; primeNumbers.Count < 10000; i++) {
    bool divisible = false;

    foreach(int number in primeNumbers) {
        if(i % number == 0) {
            divisible = true;
            break;
        }
    }

    if(divisible == false) {
        primeNumbers.Add(i);
        Console.Write(i + " ");
    }
}

Answer 5

In Python

import gmpy
p=1
for i in range(10000):
    p=gmpy.next_prime(p)
    print p 

Answer 6

I have adapted code found on the CodeProject to create the following:

ArrayList primeNumbers = new ArrayList();

for(int i = 2; primeNumbers.Count < 10000; i++) {
    bool divisible = false;

    foreach(int number in primeNumbers) {
        if(i % number == 0) {
            divisible = true;
        }
    }

    if(divisible == false) {
        primeNumbers.Add(i);
        Console.Write(i + " ");
    }
}

Testing this on my ASP.NET Server took the rountine about 1 minute to run.