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  • R Rage

    You are right, this is awful. Better is:

    int Primes[]={2,3,5,7,...,113};
    int size=sizeof(Primes[])/sizeof(Primes[0]);
    int i=0;
    while (i<size)
    {
    if (num==Primes[i]) return true;
    }
    return false;

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    hlmechanic
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    Don't you just love infinate loops?:)

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    • N Nemanja Trifunovic

      Beh, any real programmer would write it like this:

      int primes[] = {2,3,5,...133};
      const int* end = primes + sizeof(primes)/sizeof(int);
      return (std::find(primes, end, num) != end);


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      mav northwind
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      And any real engineer would build something like this: :D

      bool IsPrime(int i)
      {
      if (i<2)
      return false;
      if (i == 2)
      return true;
      if (i%2 == 1)
      // All odd numbers are prime:
      // 3 ... prime
      // 5 ... prime
      // 7 ... prime
      // 9 ... measuring fault
      // 11... prime
      // 13... prime
      // and so on...
      return true;
      else
      return false;
      }

      Regards, mav -- Black holes are the places where God divided by 0...

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      • E Eric Georgiades

        as an assignment, i asked for a program that we've all been through, a function that returns weather or not a given number is prime. in one case, i was given the following :

        if(num== 1 || num== 2 || num== 3 || num== 5 || num== 7 || num== 11 || num== 13 || num== 17 || num== 19 || num== 23 || num== 29 || num== 31 || num== 37 || num== 41 || num== 43 || num== 47 || num== 53 || num== 59 || num== 61 || num== 67 || num== 71 || num== 73 || num== 79 || num== 83 || num== 89 || num== 97 || num== 101 || num== 103 || num== 107 || num== 109 || num== 113)
        {
        return true;
        }
        else
        {
        return false;
        }

        when i asked him why he stopped at 113 (since it was the only thing i thought of asking) he said, in a tired voice, "I couldn't think of any more numbers" do you, or do you not feel sorry for him?

        me, myself and my blog - loadx.org ericos g.

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        Andre Ladeira
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        The guy is hidden a genious! He calculated the prime numbers up to 113 without assistance! I would have stopped at 19... :-)

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        • H hlmechanic

          Don't you just love infinate loops?:)

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          (Pssst, I think he used a <, but didn't remember to use < when he posted.) -- modified at 20:41 Thursday 14th June, 2007

          int Primes[]={2,3,5,7,...,113};
          int size=sizeof(Primes[])/sizeof(Primes[0]);
          int i=0;
          while (i<size)
          {
          if (num==Primes[i]) return true;
          }
          return false;

          But you're right, it lacks i++.

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            (Pssst, I think he used a <, but didn't remember to use < when he posted.) -- modified at 20:41 Thursday 14th June, 2007

            int Primes[]={2,3,5,7,...,113};
            int size=sizeof(Primes[])/sizeof(Primes[0]);
            int i=0;
            while (i<size)
            {
            if (num==Primes[i]) return true;
            }
            return false;

            But you're right, it lacks i++.

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            Sylvester george
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            That is again Horror Coding :laugh:

            Regards, Sylvester G sylvester_g_m@yahoo.com

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            • N Nemanja Trifunovic

              Beh, any real programmer would write it like this:

              int primes[] = {2,3,5,...133};
              const int* end = primes + sizeof(primes)/sizeof(int);
              return (std::find(primes, end, num) != end);


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              Ah, but in .net (C#) we can use a (generic) dictionary and an enum to further extend the required functionality...

              public static partial class NumberKeeper
              {
                  \[System.FlagsAttribute\]
                  public enum NumberProperty
                  {
                      None       =   0
                  ,             
                      Odd        =   1
                  ,
                      Even       =   2
                  ,
                      Positive   =   4
                  ,
                      Negative   =   8
                  ,
                      Prime      =  16
                  ,
                      PowerOfTwo =  32
                  ,
                      Square     =  64
                  ,
                      Cube       = 128
                  ,
                      Fibonacci  = 256
                  ,
                      Factorial  = 512
              
                      /\* et cetera \*/
                  } ;
              
                  public static readonly System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,NumberProperty> Numbers ;
              
                  static NumberKeeper
                  (
                  )
                  {
                      Numbers = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,NumberProperty>() ;
              
                      Numbers.Add (   0 , NumberProperty.None ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   1 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive                         | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   2 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime  | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   3 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime                              | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   4 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Square | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   5 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime                              | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   6 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive                                                                                | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   7 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime  ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   8 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Cube   | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (   9 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Square ) ;
                      Numbers.Add (  10 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.
              
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              • A Andre Ladeira

                The guy is hidden a genious! He calculated the prime numbers up to 113 without assistance! I would have stopped at 19... :-)

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                S Douglas
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                andre-ladeira wrote:

                He calculated the prime numbers up to 113 without assistance!

                :cough: Unlikely ->- Pascal - Response[^] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number[^]


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                • E Eric Georgiades

                  as an assignment, i asked for a program that we've all been through, a function that returns weather or not a given number is prime. in one case, i was given the following :

                  if(num== 1 || num== 2 || num== 3 || num== 5 || num== 7 || num== 11 || num== 13 || num== 17 || num== 19 || num== 23 || num== 29 || num== 31 || num== 37 || num== 41 || num== 43 || num== 47 || num== 53 || num== 59 || num== 61 || num== 67 || num== 71 || num== 73 || num== 79 || num== 83 || num== 89 || num== 97 || num== 101 || num== 103 || num== 107 || num== 109 || num== 113)
                  {
                  return true;
                  }
                  else
                  {
                  return false;
                  }

                  when i asked him why he stopped at 113 (since it was the only thing i thought of asking) he said, in a tired voice, "I couldn't think of any more numbers" do you, or do you not feel sorry for him?

                  me, myself and my blog - loadx.org ericos g.

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                  ToddHileHoffer
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                  I do kinda feel sorry for him. I hope you crushed his dreams of being a programmer.

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                  • E Eric Georgiades

                    as an assignment, i asked for a program that we've all been through, a function that returns weather or not a given number is prime. in one case, i was given the following :

                    if(num== 1 || num== 2 || num== 3 || num== 5 || num== 7 || num== 11 || num== 13 || num== 17 || num== 19 || num== 23 || num== 29 || num== 31 || num== 37 || num== 41 || num== 43 || num== 47 || num== 53 || num== 59 || num== 61 || num== 67 || num== 71 || num== 73 || num== 79 || num== 83 || num== 89 || num== 97 || num== 101 || num== 103 || num== 107 || num== 109 || num== 113)
                    {
                    return true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                    return false;
                    }

                    when i asked him why he stopped at 113 (since it was the only thing i thought of asking) he said, in a tired voice, "I couldn't think of any more numbers" do you, or do you not feel sorry for him?

                    me, myself and my blog - loadx.org ericos g.

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                    Wow

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                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                      Ah, but in .net (C#) we can use a (generic) dictionary and an enum to further extend the required functionality...

                      public static partial class NumberKeeper
                      {
                          \[System.FlagsAttribute\]
                          public enum NumberProperty
                          {
                              None       =   0
                          ,             
                              Odd        =   1
                          ,
                              Even       =   2
                          ,
                              Positive   =   4
                          ,
                              Negative   =   8
                          ,
                              Prime      =  16
                          ,
                              PowerOfTwo =  32
                          ,
                              Square     =  64
                          ,
                              Cube       = 128
                          ,
                              Fibonacci  = 256
                          ,
                              Factorial  = 512
                      
                              /\* et cetera \*/
                          } ;
                      
                          public static readonly System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,NumberProperty> Numbers ;
                      
                          static NumberKeeper
                          (
                          )
                          {
                              Numbers = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,NumberProperty>() ;
                      
                              Numbers.Add (   0 , NumberProperty.None ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   1 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive                         | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   2 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime  | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   3 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime                              | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   4 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Square | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   5 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime                              | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   6 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive                                                                                | NumberProperty.Factorial ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   7 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Prime  ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   8 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Cube   | NumberProperty.PowerOfTwo | NumberProperty.Fibonacci ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (   9 , NumberProperty.Odd  | NumberProperty.Positive | NumberProperty.Square ) ;
                              Numbers.Add (  10 , NumberProperty.Even | NumberProperty.
                      
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                      Andre Ladeira
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                      Is this real c# code or just a joke? I don't know the language but it looks pretty ugly to me...

                      We're in the pipe, five by five - Terran dropship.

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                      • P Pascal 0

                        wikipedia stops at 113 too :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number[^]

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                        Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                        - Pascal - wrote:

                        wikipedia stops at 113 too

                        13 is considered bad unlucky number. Is 113 fall under this category also? :-D

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                        • M mav northwind

                          And, in addition to being very limited in the range of input values, the result isn't correct, either. <SmartassMode> 1 is not a prime number, by definition. </SmartassMode> ;P

                          Regards, mav -- Black holes are the places where God divided by 0...

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                          Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                          mav.northwind wrote:

                          1 is not a prime number, by definition.

                          It is qualified as Unique Number right?

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                          • D dbrenth

                            Should have told him he has to use this list: The first 10000 prime numbers[^]

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                            Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                            dbrenth wrote:

                            The first 10000 prime numbers[^]

                            And any of the following things would have happened for sure: 1) Typing the if-else clause for 10000 numbers, he would broken the keyboard. 2) Typing the if-else clause for 10000 numbers, he would have broken down and ambulance should have been requested. It is an unnecessary headache, at least in this case right?

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                            • G Giorgi Dalakishvili

                              Ask him to write a function that returns weather or not a given number is even :D

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                              Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                              Giorgi Dalakishvili wrote:

                              Ask him to write a function that returns weather or not a given number is even

                              And for sure, the developer would written the code which would have thrown System.StackOverFlowException :-D

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                              • E Eric Georgiades

                                as an assignment, i asked for a program that we've all been through, a function that returns weather or not a given number is prime. in one case, i was given the following :

                                if(num== 1 || num== 2 || num== 3 || num== 5 || num== 7 || num== 11 || num== 13 || num== 17 || num== 19 || num== 23 || num== 29 || num== 31 || num== 37 || num== 41 || num== 43 || num== 47 || num== 53 || num== 59 || num== 61 || num== 67 || num== 71 || num== 73 || num== 79 || num== 83 || num== 89 || num== 97 || num== 101 || num== 103 || num== 107 || num== 109 || num== 113)
                                {
                                return true;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                return false;
                                }

                                when i asked him why he stopped at 113 (since it was the only thing i thought of asking) he said, in a tired voice, "I couldn't think of any more numbers" do you, or do you not feel sorry for him?

                                me, myself and my blog - loadx.org ericos g.

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                                Armin Fryder
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                                He is a genius - always staying in business with a new update of primes!!

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                                • P Pascal 0

                                  wikipedia stops at 113 too :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number[^]

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                                  Kevin McFarlane
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                                  Interesting how many unproved conjectures there are.

                                  Kevin

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                                  • A Andre Ladeira

                                    Is this real c# code or just a joke? I don't know the language but it looks pretty ugly to me...

                                    We're in the pipe, five by five - Terran dropship.

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                                    PIEBALDconsult
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                                    Yes, just formatted "my way".

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                                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                                      Yes, just formatted "my way".

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                                      Dan Neely
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                                      yowch! Glad I don't have to maintain any of your code.

                                      -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                                      • S Sylvester george

                                        That is again Horror Coding :laugh:

                                        Regards, Sylvester G sylvester_g_m@yahoo.com

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                                        leppie
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                                        Your nick is a coding horror by itself! Make it small like all the other please :)

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                                        • D Dan Neely

                                          yowch! Glad I don't have to maintain any of your code.

                                          -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          Back atcha!

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