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Re: Perl vs. Python for prime numbersby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Jun 13, 2013 at 22:24 UTC ( [id://1038849]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Maybe not the point of your post, but that is one dumb algorithm for finding primes. Why test even numbers greater than 2? Why test multiples of the primes already found? Why trial divide with Xs greater than sqrt(n)? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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