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prime? method (in fact a lambda) implemented in Crystal
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macro break_if_enough divisible, divisor, to_return = nil | |
q, r = {{divisible}}.divmod {{divisor}} | |
{% if to_return %} | |
return false if r == 0 | |
return true if q <= {{divisor}} | |
{% else %} | |
break false if r == 0 | |
break true if q <= {{divisor}} | |
{% end %} | |
end | |
prime? = -> { | |
# this array permanently stores table of primes up to the sqrt() of the nunmber you are checking | |
primes = [2, 3, 5] of Int32 | |
candidate = 5 | |
step = 4 | |
-> (n : Int64) { | |
# return false if n < 2 | |
primes.each do |prime| | |
break_if_enough n, prime, :return | |
end | |
loop do | |
loop do | |
candidate += step = 6 - step | |
break if primes.each do |prime| | |
break_if_enough candidate, prime | |
end | |
end | |
primes << candidate | |
break_if_enough n, candidate | |
end | |
} | |
}.call |
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