Christopher Kruse ballpointcarrot
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/ primes.rb
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April 18, 2011 04:01
A comparison between the mathn library in Ruby and a self-built solution for prime generation.
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| require 'mathn' | |
| # Generates a list of primes below a given value | |
| def primelist(n) | |
| k = 1 | |
| a = [2,3] | |
| while 6*k < n | |
| a.push(6*k-1) | |
| a.push(6*k+1) | |
| k += 1 |