primes/primes.go

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Go

package main
// Go version of a prime number finder
import(
"fmt"
"os"
"strconv"
"math"
)
// In stead of in place printing of each prime, it seems
// fmt.Println is costly, and causes the program to take
// 7x more time, so we gain speed at the expense of RAM
// by storing them all in a slice and printing once
func main() {
if len(os.Args) < 2 {
fmt.Println("Usage: go run primes.go [MAX]")
return
}
primes := make([]int, 0)
max,_ := strconv.Atoi(os.Args[1])
for i:= 3; i < max; i+=2 {
is_prime := true
for j := 3; j <= int(math.Ceil(math.Sqrt(float64(i)))); j+=2 {
if i % j == 0 {
is_prime = false
break
}
}
if is_prime {
primes = append(primes, i)
}
}
fmt.Println(primes)
}