/* PrimeNos: by Nick Gammon Maple Mini port m. ray burnette: Compiled under Arduino 1.6.0rc1 Sketch uses 13,644 bytes (12%) of program storage space. Maximum is 108,000 bytes. Global variables use 2,656 bytes of dynamic memory. PUBLIC DOMAIN EXAMPLE */ #define BAUD 9600 // just add more primes to the prime table for larger search // byte data type to save memory - use a larger datatype with prime table entries above 255 :) byte primes[]={ 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 102, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137 , 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251 }; // if you change the datatype of primes array to int, change next line to // "const int TopPrimeIndex = (sizeof(primes)/2) - 1;" const unsigned int TopPrimeIndex = sizeof(primes) - 1; const unsigned long TopPrimeSquared = (long)primes[TopPrimeIndex] * (long)primes[TopPrimeIndex]; int primeFlag; void setup() { // initialize the digital pin as an output. pinMode(33, OUTPUT); Serial.begin(BAUD); // BAUD has no effect on USB serial: placeholder for physical UART // wait for serial monitor to be connected. while (!(Serial.isConnected() && (Serial.getDTR() || Serial.getRTS()))) { digitalWrite(33,!digitalRead(33));// Turn the LED from off to on, or on to off delay(100); // fast blink } Serial.println("Prime Number Generator"); Serial.print("Number of primes in prime table = "); Serial.println(TopPrimeIndex); Serial.println(); Serial.print("Last prime in table = "); Serial.println((unsigned int)primes[TopPrimeIndex]); Serial.println(); Serial.print("Calculating primes through "); Serial.println(TopPrimeSquared); Serial.println(); } void loop() // run over and over again { for (long x = 1; x < TopPrimeSquared; x+=2){ // skips even numbers, including 2, which is prime, but it makes algorithm tad faster for (long j=0; j < TopPrimeIndex; j++){ primeFlag = true; if (x == primes[j]) break; if (x % primes[j] == 0){ // if the test number modolo (next number from prime table) == 0 primeFlag = false; // then test number is not prime, bailout and check the next number break; } } if (primeFlag == true){ // found a prime - print it Serial.println(x); } } }