primes {conf.design}R Documentation

Prime numbers

Description

Generate a table of prime numbers.

Usage

primes(n)

Arguments

n Positive integer value.

Details

Uses an elementary sieve method, not suitable for very large n. This function is no longer used as part of the design library and is included for curiosity value only.

Value

A vector of all prime numbers less than the argument. 1 is not a prime.

Side Effects

None

See Also

factorize

Examples

 primes(50)
 # [1]  2  3  5  7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47