Question

Having trouble with Problem Set 1, Problem 1. Am I on the right track? I am trying to solve it without using functions since they have not yet been discussed in class.

numPrimes = 1
num = 3

while numPrimes < 1000:
for i in range(3, num/2, 2):
if num % i == 0:
break
numPrimes += 1
num += 2
print(num)

So I'm trying to combine the loop and conditional into one program. I feel like my thinking is correct, but I just can't put it out to code.

Answer 1

Your code looks like it will work. Have lists been covered yet?

Answer 2

They covered tuples, but since tuples are immutable I can't append to them