Question

stuck on a problem Set2(prime numbers)

x=3
b=3
N=1
n=1
while N<999:

x=x+2*n
n=n+1
k=n
while((x%b)!=0):
if k>0:
k=k-1
b=b+2*(k-1)
N=N+1
print N

print x
(where is the error?)(finding 1000th prime number

Answer 1

pls use a code pasting site: http://dpaste.com/666082/

here is one way to test for primes:
http://pastebin.com/7SqyeaRh