a. p:2x^27 produces a single prime number, 
not a vector of primes.

b. There are approximately n%^.n primes less than n.
For n=.2^2203,  n%^.n is roughly 1e660.  There is
no computer big enough to hold that many numbers.
(The number of particles in the universe is less than
1e100.)



----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009 16:03
Subject: [Jprogramming] table of primes to 1,000,000,000 or more
To: Programming forum <[email protected]>

> I am using j64-602
> 
> p: 2x^27
> 
> produces a vector of primes ok, but Very Slowly.
> 
> Does anybody know where I can find a comma delimited file of
> prime numbers.
> 
> As a starting point, maybe all primes up to <: 2x^2203 which
> is 
> the 16th Mersenne prime and is 664 decimal digits long.
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