Robert P. J. Day, 15.11.2009 15:44: > On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: > >> I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. >> Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for >> finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet >> on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray > > it's 7919.
Now, all that's left to do is write a prime number generator (a random number generator will do, too, but writing a good one isn't easy), run it repeatedly in a loop, and check if the returned number is 7919. Once it compares equal, you can print the result and you're done. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
