euler/python/e007.py

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Python

"""Find the 10001st prime.
By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6th prime is 13.
What is the 10001st prime number?
"""
import math
def is_prime(n):
if n == 1:
return False
if n < 4:
return True
if n % 2 == 0:
return False
if n < 9:
return True
if n % 3 == 0:
return False
r = math.floor(math.sqrt(n))
f = 5
while f <= r:
if (n % f == 0) or (n % (f + 2) == 0):
return False
f = f + 6
return True
def prime_generator():
i = 1
yield 2
while True:
i += 2
if is_prime(i):
yield i
def primes(max_count = 0, max_value = 0):
if not max_count and not max_value:
raise Exception('There must be a constraint on how many primes to return!')
primes = [2]
i = 1
while (not max_count or len(primes) < max_count) \
and (not max_value or i < max_value):
i = i + 2
if is_prime(i):
primes.append(i)
return primes
def main():
i = 0
prime = 0
generator = prime_generator()
while i < 10000:
i += 1
prime = generator.next()
if i == 6:
print '6th Prime', prime
print '10001st Prime', prime
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()