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| id: 598ee8b91b410510ae82efef
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| title: Extensible prime generator
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| challengeType: 5
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| forumTopicId: 302262
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| dashedName: extensible-prime-generator
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| ---
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| 
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| # --description--
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| 
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| Write a generator of prime numbers, in order, that will automatically adjust to accommodate the generation of any reasonably high prime.
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| 
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| The generator should be able to:
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| 
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| <ul>
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|   <li>Show the first <code>n</code> prime numbers</li>
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|   <li>Show the prime numbers in a range</li>
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|   <li>Show the number of primes in a range</li>
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|   <li>Show the <code>n<sup>th</sup></code> prime number</li>
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| </ul>
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| 
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| The function should have two parameters. The first will receive `n` or the range as an array. The second will receive a boolean, that specifies if the function returns the prime numbers as an array or a single number(the number of primes in the range or the <code>n<sup>th</sup></code> prime). According to the parameters the function should return an array.
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| 
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| # --hints--
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| 
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| `primeGenerator` should be a function.
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| 
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| ```js
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| assert(typeof primeGenerator === 'function');
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| ```
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| 
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| `primeGenerator(20, true)` should return `[2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71]`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| assert.deepEqual(primeGenerator(20, true), [
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|   2,
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|   3,
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|   5,
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|   7,
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|   11,
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|   13,
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|   17,
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|   19,
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|   23,
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|   29,
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|   31,
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|   37,
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|   41,
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|   43,
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|   47,
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|   53,
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|   59,
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|   61,
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|   67,
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|   71
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| ]);
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| ```
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| 
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| `primeGenerator([100, 150], true)` should return `[101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149]`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| assert.deepEqual(primeGenerator([100, 150], true), [
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|   101,
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|   103,
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|   107,
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|   109,
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|   113,
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|   127,
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|   131,
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|   137,
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|   139,
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|   149
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| ]);
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| ```
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| 
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| `primeGenerator([7700, 8000], false)` should return `30`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| assert.equal(primeGenerator([7700, 8000], false), 30);
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| ```
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| 
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| `primeGenerator(10000, false)` should return `104729`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| assert.equal(primeGenerator(10000, false), 104729);
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| ```
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| 
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| # --seed--
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| 
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| ## --seed-contents--
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| 
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| ```js
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| function primeGenerator(num, showPrimes) {
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| 
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| }
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| ```
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| 
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| # --solutions--
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| 
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| ```js
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| function primeGenerator(num, showPrimes) {
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|   let i,
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|     arr = [];
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| 
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|   function isPrime(num) {
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|     // try primes <= 16
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|     if (num <= 16) { return (
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|       num == 2 || num == 3 || num == 5 || num == 7 || num == 11 || num == 13
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|     ); }
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|     // cull multiples of 2, 3, 5 or 7
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|     if (num % 2 == 0 || num % 3 == 0 || num % 5 == 0 || num % 7 == 0)
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|       { return false; }
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|     // cull square numbers ending in 1, 3, 7 or 9
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|     for (let i = 10; i * i <= num; i += 10) {
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|       if (num % (i + 1) == 0) return false;
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|       if (num % (i + 3) == 0) return false;
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|       if (num % (i + 7) == 0) return false;
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|       if (num % (i + 9) == 0) return false;
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|     }
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|     return true;
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|   }
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| 
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|   if (typeof num === 'number') {
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|     for (i = 0; arr.length < num; i++) if (isPrime(i)) arr.push(i);
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|     // first x primes
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|     if (showPrimes) return arr;
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|     // xth prime
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|     return arr.pop();
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|   }
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| 
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|   if (Array.isArray(num)) {
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|     for (i = num[0]; i <= num[1]; i++) if (isPrime(i)) arr.push(i);
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|     // primes between x .. y
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|     if (showPrimes) return arr;
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|     // number of primes between x .. y
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|     return arr.length;
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|   }
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| }
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| ```
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