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14 Nov 2024 20:29:17 EST (-0500)
  Re: An unusual prime number algorithm  
From: Warp
Date: 2 Dec 2007 18:27:10
Message: <47533f4e@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v7 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >   In the end you end up with:
> > 
> > -!!#!#!###!#!###!#!###!#####!#!#####!###!#!###!#####!#####!#!#####!###

> Well, then you'd need more bits per number.

  Not really, because the end result only has '#' and '!'. You simply
have to keep an index to the next untested value in a variable.

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                                                          - Warp


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