We know that all primes above 3 can be generated using:
6 * k + 1
6 * k - 1
However we all numbers generated from the above formulas are not pr
This method below shows how to find prime nos using 6k+/-1 logic
this was written in python 3.6
def isPrime(n):
if(n<=1):
return 0
elif(n<4): #2 , 3 are prime
return 1
elif(n%2==0): #already excluded no.2 ,so any no. div. by 2 cant be prime
return 0
elif(n<9): #5, 7 are prime and 6,8 are excl. in the above step
return 1
elif(n%3==0):
return 1
f=5 #Till now we have checked the div. of n with 2,3 which means with 4,6,8 also now that is why f=5
r=int(n**.5) #rounding of root n, i.e: floor(sqrt(n)) r*r<=n
while(f<=r):
if(n%f==0): #checking if n has any primefactor lessthan sqrt(n), refer LINE 1
return 0
if(n%(f+2)==0): #remember her we are not incrementing f, see the 6k+1 rule to understand this while loop steps ,you will see that most values of f are prime
return 0
f=f+6
return 1
def prime_nos():
counter=2 #we know 2,3 are prime
print(2)
print(3) #we know 2,3 are prime
i=1
s=5 #sum 2+3
t=0
n=int(input("Enter the upper limit( should be > 3: "))
n=(n-1)//6 #finding max. limit(n=6*i+1) upto which I(here n on left hand side) should run
while(i